Post by Admin on Nov 9, 2012 0:32:01 GMT
Age and passing time get the odd look-in on the 10th Madness album. Suggs snuffs "faint wafts of nostalgia blowing gently on the breeze" at one point. But Oui Oui Si Si… is an affirmation of the evergreen joys of the band's giddy ska-pop. A little paunchiness suits the skanking bounce and wobble of their songs and a good time brassiness dominates even on the more meditative tracks. Best is the woozy Powder Blue, which belongs in a fine Madness tradition of finding transcendence in the everyday – here love blossoms amid the dregs of a Holloway house party.
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars