8.4/10
FUCK YOU SIMON SWEETMAN.

Saying the Ruby Suns is just plain derivative is like saying that you have to shit a new colour out of your ass these days to make a good new album (and there are enough colours on the album cover for me to enjoy at any rate). Ok, there are comparisons to be made: Paul Simon, Simply Red, Highlife – yeah ok I get it. There are influences there for sure – but MY GOD this is a surprising album. In a good way.

Yes, there were leanings towards this new sound on Sea Lion – at the end of Morning Sun when that beat drops bro – PHWOAR. That’s where the magic starts to happen. Fight Softly is far more complex,  and unashamedly invites you to dance along like you are 14 years old and the Macarena has just come out.

It feels really positive. This is an album that drives along, is catchy as all hell and has Vengaboy synths. Is a bro supposed to feel bad these days for making catchy as all hell, dancy pop-afro tunes? In this humble reviewer’s opinion – NO FUCKING WAY.

Get some joy in your life Sourman.

Listen to Cranberry (radio edit)

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