BANANARAMA – IN STEREO
After recruiting original Nana Siobhan for their massive reunion tour, Keren and Sarah shrink back to a duo on the new Bananarama album, which sticks to their good times/party girls formula. First single, Dance Music, is a sexier, slower affair than usual, recalling disco’s most orgasmic moments like Donna Summer’s Love To Love You Baby and ABBA’s Voulez- Vous. The anthemic I’m On Fire is ripe for early hours clubbing, Tonight is a gay classic waiting to happen and the perky Stuff Like That harks back to the Stock Aitken Waterman glory days. While the Nanas could desperately do with some assistance in the lyrics department, the fact they’re still making original music – and not merely pumping out cover versions – is not just to be commended but celebrated.