DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA

SO FAR SO GOOD SO COOL

Jansen

Failing to lack humility and with good reason, this fourth effort from the Norwegian garage rockers is littered with nods to the past while refusing to be anything less than an anthemic celebration of the present. For every annoyingly repetitive refrain in the likes of So Cool there are catchy choruses aplenty, with jangly punk-fuelled riffs on Haunt Me, smooth widdling on Into The Night and a smattering of sparkly 80s keyboards on Cynical, while some stellar fuzzy leads help save the likes of Turn My Brain Off and testosterone-heavy Boys from being a bit too cool for school. In the blissed out country vibe of I’m No Provider, Death By Unga Bunga impressively show they can be sensitive songwriting souls too.