Croydon-based queer electro-pop outfit Bugeye have released their second album, The Shape of Things, through INH Records, produced and mixed by Ash Workman (Christine and the Queens, She Drew the Gun) and mastered by Katie Tavini (Arlo Parks, Los Bitchos).

The Shape of Things is an intoxicating blend of post-punk, electro and pop, think synths, distorted guitars, dancefloor beats and raw energy, taking inspiration from Gary Numan and Depeche Mode while creating something fresh and uniquely their own. The LP’s lyrical themes are unapologetic: rebellion, love, desire, identity and societal pressures in the modern world.

This album is living proof that punk doesn’t have to sound angry to be relevant. It’s one vibrant, colourful disco-punk party, uplifting, glittery and punchy, the kind of record that makes you want to dance even when the subject matter is serious. And serious it is: diet culture, AI, the corporate grind, self-worth, all wrapped in Bugeye’s irresistible noise and humour.

A record that feels vital right now, don’t sleep on it.