Exciting times for music, my friends! Tomorrow Diablo Swing Orchestra's new album Sing Along Songs for the Damned & Delirious comes out and it's an absolute blinder... I've had it for a little while cos I'm so achingly cool and I would heartily recommend it, it's one of the most exciting albums I've ever heard. One minute it's neo-swing ala Lee-Press On & the Nails or Royal Crown Revue, one minute it's like Mikelangelo & the Black Sea Gentlemen, the next it descends into Shpongle-esque psychedelic Latin insanity, before heading into crazy Balkan drinking song territory. All with crazy operatic vocals and through a filter of serious, dynamic, early System of a Down- grade METAL!!

Check it:

Check their Myspace to hear some of the tunes, or you can download my Untimely Radio Swing Special from a while back and listen to that - there's 3 DSO songs on there (plus of course 2 whole hours of totally awesome swing). And if you're lucky enough to be in London on October 2nd you can go see them live at the Purple Turtle in Camden... more info here. Promises to be an amazing show!!

Order the album from Ascendance Records.