In a time when indie artists are a dime a dozen, Eskimo Disko have emerged from the UK with a new take on the vibe. Throwing in vocoders, heavy synths but keeping the rocky guitar riffs and banging drums, they present their debut album Robots & Latop Dancers Make Good Friends. Call it nu wave, call it indie electro, call it synth pop; in fact call it whatever you want, it’s fun, it’s fresh and is full of good times.

After a fantastic intro (that would be wonderful if made into a full length track), we are trusted into the second single to be lifted from the album, What Is Woman?. Punk funk with vocoders and energetic drums make for good fun. Eskimo Disco’s sound seems to change at the drop of a hat, going from high energy stuff into sweetly sung choruses as seen in the synth pop fun that is Hard To Change. The highlight on this album however is Mission Control, they may be channelling Brandon Flowers himself, but it works.

The more electronic stuff on the album is great too, with the devastatingly simple synth melody in Air Guitar and driving beats of Japanese Girl standing out. Eskimo Disco don’t hit the mark on every track, the politically charged Speakers Corner strays a little too far into cheap pop territory, which is a pity as the breakdown is fantastic. The boys get a helping hand from Hafdis Huld on Picture Perfect, not a bad effort, replete with camera noises and all. The album closes out with a bonus inclusion of the 2006 debut single that launched their careers 7-11. Funky guitars and ho-down vocals it is a real head nodder.

In just under 45 minutes Eskimo Disco manage to convince that indie isn’t getting too stale, and if you love your synth pop, indie rock and everything in between then this album really is for you. The trio don’t take themselves too seriously; this really is fun party music and should be taken as such.

For fans of: Depeche Mode, The Kilers, Air.