Massive Attack are back!

The founders of trip-hop are back after seven years the Bristol duo produce their fifth studio album that take you back to the days of ‘Unfinished Sympathy’ and ‘Teardrop’. This will be the duo’s first release since 100th Window way back in 2003.

They teased us with ‘Splitting Atom’ EP in 2009, but now attack us with this highly anticipated album ‘Heligoland’. With the help of some guest vocals such as Blur’s Damon Albarn and Elbow’s Guy Garvey, this album throws them back into the mainstream.

Portishead’s Adrian Utley gives a helping hand on the guitar with Damon Albarn in `Saturday Come Slow’ track. The track seems to suit singer Damon as compared to such slow rhythmic Blur songs such as ‘Out Of Time’.

Massive Attack give exactly what they say on the tin an attack of jumpy beats to slow rhythmic bass lines that leave you wanting more. Stand out tracks such as ‘Paradise Circus’ has a Portishead/ Sneaker pimps sound, compared to the more up beat sound of ‘Babel’ featuring the first lady vocalist of trip hop Martina Topley-Bird.

The album hocks you from the first track, a perfect album to play continuously in your bedroom whilst chilling. Welcome back Massive Attack!

1.
"Pray for Rain" (vocals: Tunde Adebimpe)
2.
"Babel" (vocals: Martina Topley-Bird)
3.
"Splitting the Atom" (vocals: Grant Marshall, Horace Andy and Robert Del Naja)
4.
"Girl I Love You" (vocals: Horace Andy)
5.
"Psyche" (vocals: Martina Topley-Bird)
6.
"Flat of the Blade" (vocals: Guy Garvey)
7.
"Paradise Circus" (vocals: Hope Sandoval)
8.
"Rush Minute" (vocals: Robert Del Naja)
9.
"Saturday Come Slow" (vocals: Damon Albarn)
10.
"Atlas Air" (vocals: Robert Del Naja)