Music: The Best Party Ever by The Boy Least Likely To

Many have often wondered whether instruments like the recorder or the xylophone are ever actually played outside of school music rooms. The Best Party Ever confirms that this does happen and that they can be used to great effect.

The Boy Least Likely To are a twee proposition both in name and style with their album cover showing childlike drawings of animals playing instruments. They sound like Belle And Sebastian abandoning The Velvet Underground in favour of The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. On songs like Be Gentle With Me, Hugging My Grudge and I'm Glad I Hitched My Apple Wagon To Your Star they combine bouncy castle melodies with naive but endearing lyrics that never stray into ironic territory. Elsewhere they waddle into some wonky blues and gentle folk. The album will either charm the socks off you or drive you nuts. I stand in the barefoot category.