Goodbye Country (Hello Ni

The Groove-sters hit that difficult third album as if swatting away vaguely troublesome mozzies. Between now and 1999's 'Vertigo' the world has opened its arms in welcome to Tom Findlay and Andy Cato and their internationally acquired reputation fits in nicely with the global village vibe of 'Goodbye Country...'. Not that it's world musical-noodly by any means, simply that Groove Armada's own joy in bringing in hip-hop and raggamuffin esoterica into an already well-seasoned house music stew seems all the more tasty with the rest of the world on their side. Jeru Tha Damaja figures on lead track 'Suntoucher' and the dancehall vibe of 'Superstylin' is a thread throughout, with the rest a bubbling gumbo of danceable gougons.