Generation

The Audio Bullys expertly mix up house and garage, beats and basslines, music and words to make a sound that could only occur from within London’s metropolitan sprawl. They share an instinctive understanding of the dynamics of pop songwriting: the knack of locating the killer hooks, riffs, breakdowns and melody that have consistently lifted their tracks out of the DJ underground and into the stratosphere of radio play and chart presence. This summer’s undeniable hit and club anthem ‘Shot You Down’ being a case in point.

A lot has changed in the two years since Ego War, and it shows throughout Generation. The new album has developed into a broader palette of sound and emotion; tracks like the Suggs collaboration ‘This Road’ duly reveals a far more nuanced sense of musicianship. Subtlety is where Generation is at.