Cornershop

Written for the film of the same name by Mr Cornershop himself, Tjinder Singh, about London's independent music industry, Wop The Groove had several musical makeovers before the finished composition. Rowetta, ex Happy Mondays and X Factor fame recorded her distinct vocals before her brush with tv fame, and the groove is built around her all powering voice. Cornershop's first release in four years, it's structure doesn't deviate much from being one long chorus but it has enough chirpy funk and drive to keep the limbs twitching for several minutes.

Check out the accompanying track, The Dixons D90 Series – a spoken information piece about the wonders of audio tape, against a foreground of random lazers – it's as unique a track as you'll hear all year. Good to see Mr Singh et al back to the fore.

Rob Barnett, Music News