The second album from this Tyneside nine-piece sees them dialling up their “viper jazz” sound for an exuberant release that pushes old-timey swing into some new and ecstatic pastures. ‘Ice Cream for Breakfast’ is real kick- your-heels-off and party stuff (“Let’s go to the bay and jump in the sea, we’ll have ice cream for breakfast and cocktails for tea”), while the saucy ‘Double Rations’ definitely isn’t about dinner (“Need double rations just to keep me satisfied”). And whether they’re coming over all bluesy rock and roll (‘Should We Dance’) or hitting ‘Cry Me a River’-like vibes (‘Lowdown’), their playing is pure sizzle and the vocals straight out of the top drawer. Pure aural sunshine. RM