Hot on the tail of the blistering You're On The Naughty List, PS & Jinxy are back, with Peter Spilles looking more maniacal than ever (& it's all done with some make-up & a magnifying glass!) & Jinxy looking even more stunningly beautiful than ever (if God created the world in seven days & made her on the eighth then his work's definitely improving!!). What's more, they're hitting you with an album that's as ultra-infectious & possibly even more frantic than its predecessor, so much so that the opening tracks seen to whizz by without pausing for breath, like someone talking so fast you're struggling to take in what they're saying. However, once you 'tune in' to what the album is about (& the good news is that's not hard to do!) it’s impossible not to be swept up by the musical maelstrom that the duo whip up with their trademark blend of dark, at times rather caustic humour, minimalist arrangements & unrelenting rhythms.

They're all out in force again, too, with 'You Make Me Wanna Bang My Head Against The Wall And Not In A Good Way' proving a contender for title of the year while the lyrics of 'Slime Green Spaceship' should raise a chuckle if nothing else. The fact that 'Z.O.MB.I.E' sounds so much like their Sugar 'n' Spice' initially had me worried that they'd already begun repeating themselves but by the time it was over I was so blown-away by its ultra-infectious nature that I couldn't have cared less (& I'll wager anyone who hears it will feel the same!) while Jinxy delivers another sultry performance on 'La Malia' where the contrast between her voice & Spilles' harsher style & the insistent & surging music is a sharp one indeed. The closest that they come to the recent Pitchfork sound is during 'Your Soul's Funeral' which sounds positively restrained compared to the rest of the album whilst still retaining the dynamic energy that is SHY's trademark; it's like a grenade going off in your head & that's DEFINITELY in a good way!