Sonny J - the new band to love this summer or annoyingly retro?

Like The Go! Team? Junior Senior? I Monster’s “Daydream In Blue”? Chances are you’ll love Sonny J then. But the album itself - Disastro on EMI - has received mixed reviews, with the Guardian giving it two stars and calling it “tune-free and joyless”. The album is certainly mixed, with some tunes that just don’t work, but I’m finding it hard to resist the energy of some of the tracks - even if the formula does seem to be very familiar by now. Old 60s tunes, re-worked with some electronic noises and catchy beats - it’s all here, appealing to that part of our brain that thinks Hair is a great musical.
But is that really so bad? I mean, I bet most of you sing along to “Drinking in LA” even though you know deep down that it’s a second rate bit of sub-Eels summer fun. Well, now it’s time for you to decide. Check out the videos over the turn and tell us if you think Sonny J is the new soundtrack for the summer or if it’s OMC’s How Bizarre happening all over again.