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Hailing from sunny Australia, Sneaky Sound System are one of the biggest acts to come from Down Under in a long time. Their debut album has gone twice platinum and at one point they had four singles in the Top 40. However, Sneaky are not a hard-touring rock band or a manufactured pop act. They’re certainly pop and proud of it, but their background lies in their country’s exploding dance scene.

The trio are made up of Miss Connie, Black Angus, and MC Double D, three very different characters bonded by a riotous sense of fun. Their origins lie in the hugely successful club night Sneaky Sundays, thus they make music imbued with frolicking nightlife energy but flecked with sing-along radio-friendly 1980s electro-pop.

Now Sneaky have finished their second album, working with Spike Stent of Madonna and Gwen Stefani fame. Like the Scissor Sisters, they’re a pop band whose heart lies in the swirling giddy party attitude of club culture. And like all the best pop bands, they’re a team of distinct personalities and roles. In a time of predictable R&B dross and Luddite indie bands, it’s refreshing to be presented with an ebullient outfit overflowing with such hooky choruses and colourful character.