Hands up who remembers Ooberman! Ah, just me and Mark Radcliffe then? That’s a shame as they really were rather good, offering a surreal and lightly psychedelic perspective on Brit Pop. Think The Coral or Belle and Sebastian, just not as successful. Though they should have been, this is a great debut, full of great pop hooks, admittedly some sixth form poetry standing in for lyrics at times, but there’s loads of musical fun and energy with it. I wrote about them last year, when their third album Carried Away popped up on the randometer in May. There’s not a lot I can add to that review, except that I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this again, dancing round the room to Million Suns and Blossoms Falling at the indie disco in my head. Shorley Wall remains a highlight, but there are so many lovely moments: the irreverence of Sugar Bum, the Pulp prototype Amazing In Bed, and the so-true-it-hurts teenage angst of Physics Disco. Check them out if you’ve not heard them before. And if you think you’re too old/cool/pretentious to like this sort of thing, then play it to your kids: Satisfaction Guaranteed. #ooberman #themagictreehouse #millionsuns #shorleywall #indiepop #britpop #nowlistening #nowplaying #recordcollection #randomrecordreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CM71XMysSIW/?igshid=s5rxdpq13dsi