Zoot Woman’s popular debut Living In A Magazine (2001) reeked of bandwagon-jumping, a second-rate electroclash knock-off briefly riding the coattails of artists like Ladytron, doomed to be forgotten like the hordes of nameless trip-hop biters. Which makes their second album such a pleasant surprise. They toned down the electro affectations, creating a batch of synth-assisted guitar pop songs that share Tahiti 80’s melodic sensibility, but with more substantial songwriting, ending up closer to The Notwist’s recent work and Colder (particularly in the lovely New Order pick-plucked bass melody of “Gem”).

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