It’s been a long time between drinks but album number two from Kiwi soul/dub/electro/funksters Fat Freddy’s Drop has finally been well, dropped –and for those of us who have waited patiently for four years, the wait was well and truly worth it.

Their debut took first NZ and then Australia by storm and having spent the intervening years conquering European audiences, FFD have clearly paid their dues and honed their sound to razor sharpness. With Dallas Tamaira, they are in possession of one of the most soulful vocalists on the planet and this is nowhere more evident than on opening track Big BW. Elsewhere, the sound swerves more towards tripped-out fat electro beats before returning to the super chilled dub grooves and the always beautifully understated horns that make their live performances so special.

Featuring guest appearances from UK soul queen Alice Russell, the only thing that could possibly have made this album better would have been a summer release. Check it out and you’ll know what I mean. Don’t resist the Drop.