Africa Just Wants To Have Fun

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‘Africa Just Wants To Have Fun’ announces the return of Chicago trio volcano! following a two-year hiatus. The lead single is taken from the band’s second album, Paperwork, set for release on September 1 (Sep 16 in USA). Debut album Beautiful Seizure was an underground hit in 2006, with Drowned in Sound readers voting it #2 Album Of The Year.

‘Africa Just Wants To Have Fun’, like much of the new material, demonstrates a more playful, immediate side to the band, while clinging to the unpredictability and originality that defines their sound. The song is a razor-sharp satire of certain rock stars who purport to save the world with dubious, self-serving rhetoric. Backed by Mark Cartwright (bass, electronics) and Sam Scranton (percussion), vocalist Aaron With’s lyric is a searing indictment of the misguided philanthropic attitude of participants in everything from Band Aid to the [Red] campaign, ending with the candid admission “I don’t know what to do / But I know what not to do”.

On the flip is ‘Performance Evaluation Shuffle (Slow Version)’, a re-recording of the opening track on Paperwork. This downbeat quasi-croon reflects a theme of disillusionment in the workplace that runs throughout the album.

The 7” will be strictly limited to just 500 hand-numbered copies for the world. This single is the opening salvo in what promises to be an exciting year for the band, who are set to tour extensively in Europe and North America in the autumn.

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volcano! - Africa Just Wants To Have Fun (DOCK 52 7)

7" Vinyl Single

1.		volcano! - Africa Just Wants To Have Fun
2.		volcano! - Performance Evaluation Shuffle (slow version)

volcano! - Africa Just Wants To Have Fun (DOCK 52)

Download Single

1.		volcano! - Africa Just Wants To Have Fun	6m 31s
2.		volcano! - Performance Evaluation Shuffle (slow version)	2m 29s

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