Marmozets - Knowing What You Know Now

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This would be the album to cement Marmozets’ place above their peers, if they had any.

It’s been a long three years since Bingley’s finest, the weird and wonderful Marmozets, clawed their way through the UK rock scene, only to have illness temporarily halt their ascent to the top of the pack. Having returned to raise stages to the ground this past autumn we finally have their second album ‘Knowing What You Know Now’.

The band waste no time in getting back to business, kicking off with the unhinged and danceable brilliance of ‘Play’. “I don’t dance ‘cause I want to, I dance ‘cause I need to” soars vocalist Becca MacIntyre, as the listener feels the overwhelming urge to bust a move. It’s a good indication of what to expect from the record, as Marmozets showcase their madness in a more refined form than previous outings. Tracks like ‘Habits’ and ‘Major System Error’ continue in similarly riotous fashion, the former an ode to those toxic habits that we’re all better off without, the latter an infectious earworm bound to dominate the airwaves.