Various Artists - Speedy Wunderground: Vol. 5

It’s safe to say a lot has happened since the release of the last Speedy Wunderground compilation in 2019. The revered label headed up by producer Dan Carey alongside Alexis Smith and Pierre Hall has had numerous professional accolades, personal triumphs and evolved vastly in the last few years at a staggering pace. To note a few of these - Awards: (‘Best Small Label’ at the AIM awards and ‘UK Producer of The Year’ at the Music Producer Guild Awards for Carey). Critical acclaim for Carey across a range of successful releases (Wet Leg, Kae Tempest, Fontaines D.C. to start with) and huge acclaim for the label itself, with The Quietus effusing: ‘The label has become genuinely prestigious. It is not ridiculous to wonder whether one day it will be looked back upon with the same reverence as labels like Factory, Sarah, Zoo or Creation receive today.’ High praise indeed.

1. Lazarus Kane – Narcissus

2. Pynch – Disco Lights

3. PVA – Divine Intervention

4. The Lounge Society – Generation Game

5. Brodka & Scottibrains – Wrong Party

6. moa moa – Coltan Candy

7. Joyeria – Here Comes Trouble

8. deep tan – tamu’s yiffing refuge