Africa Just Wants to Have Fun

VINYL FORMAT. "Africa Just Wants to Have Fun" announces the return of Chicago trio volcano! following a two- year hiatus. The lead single is taken from the band's second album, Paperwork. Like much of the new material, this track demonstrates a more playful, immediate side to the band, while clinging to the unpredictability and originality that defines their sound. The song is a razor-sharp satire of certain rock stars who purport to save the world with dubious, self- serving rhetoric. Backed by Mark Cartwright (bass, electronics) and Sam Scranton (percussion), vocalist Aaron With's lyric is a searing indictment of the misguided philanthropic attitude of participants in everything from Band Aid to the [Red] campaign, ending with the candid admission "I don't know what to do / But I know what not to do".

On the flip is 'Performance Evaluation Shuffle (Slow Version)', a re-recording of the opening track on Paperwork. This downbeat quasi- croon reflects a theme of disillusionment in the workplace that runs throughout the album. The 7" will be strictly limited to just 500 hand- numbered copies for the world.