Hitherto Showstar have been able purveyors of strikingly melodic pop rock, but Think Ringo, the band’s third full-length release, is hell-bent on upsetting the apple cart: in short, it gets in your head alright, but messes you up a bit in the process. Weaving a darker, more insular sound into their solid pop aesthetic they take on grotesque stadium anthems by twisting in an off kilter peculiarity and discord. The results are brilliantly subversive for a band whose easy-going appearance conceals insidious melodies, devastating cynicism and mild paranoia.

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