FEW MORE DAYS TO GO (UK)

'Few More... ' contains both surprises and contradictions in its slightly overlong 49 minutes. The gravely intoned vocals of opener 'Now' set the mood, yet Kaktus' lyrics are ones of optimism and uplift (I want to take you out now / Make you touch the clouds... ), the sonics a vibrant, electronically-driven clash of clattering drums and church bell-esque peals. Fufanu fully embrace their digital side - indeed, they began life as a punked-up techno twosome - and make it chime with the bassy, rigid throb of classic post-punk. 'Northern Gannet', all shuffling cymbals and semi-spoken vocals, finds an extra gear when a raucous riff worthy of goth progenitors Bauhaus kicks into life halfway through. Similarly, 'In The Light Of The Night' is a slow, bleak and ashen moment of Joy Division glumness that throws in 60 seconds of widescreen shoegaze skree at the end.??TRACKLIST??1. Now?2. Northern Gannet?3. Wire Skulls?4. Circus Life?5. Blinking?6. In The Light Of The Night?7. Ballerina in the Rain?8. Plastic People?9. Your Collection?10. Goodbye