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Sometimes you just need something BIG in your your life. And there’s not much as epic as Man Without Country around at the moment. Their big, bombastic drum and synth combinations make for Jean Michelle Jarre having a jam with Muse kind of vibe.

A lot of the tracks here need to be remixed to make them totally dance floor ready, but as it is the trance keys combined with the big chorus melodies make for perfect indie disco fodder. ‘Inflammable Heart’ is the best of the two instrumental tracks, with its bass synth grinding along with an anger in its heart, as the overlaying synths just get thicker, bigger, until bursting point where the track fizzles away with an impressive and much needed go-slow moment.

The EP opener, ‘King Complex’ is by the pick of the bunch though, with its tribal percussion and its perfectly structured pop hooks creating a perfect atmosphere. Whether MWC have enough individuality about them to make their name stand out inbetween the Delphic’s of this world is a different question. This EP shows a band who can write big songs, whether they can vary that approach well enough is still left to be seen.