The Barefoot Bandit bring festival energy to their vibrant new EP ‘Jungle Colours’

The Barefoot Bandit are firing on all cylinders with ‘Jungle Colours’, a joyous six-track EP that captures the infectious energy that has made the South-West outfit such a formidable live proposition.

Running for almost twenty minutes, the release races through ska, reggae and dub with enormous brass sections, irresistible grooves and choruses built to travel across packed festival fields. ‘Turbulence’ kicks proceedings into gear before the sun-drenched ‘Summer High’ turns up the feel-good factor. ‘Family’ offers a warmer, more reflective change of pace, while Shiniece McMenamin joins the band for the wonderfully catchy ‘Purple Paradise’, inspired by a sunset in southern Thailand.

Their spirited interpretation of The Clash’s ‘Guns of Brixton’ also makes the cut, before Canadian dub heavyweight Dubmatix transforms ‘Summer High’ into a thumping steppers-inspired finale.

Having formed in 2015, The Barefoot Bandit have spent years developing their reputation across stages including Glastonbury, Boardmasters, Boomtown Fair and Camp Bestival. 'Jungle Colours' feels like all that experience distilled into one brilliantly energetic release.

With work already underway on their second album, this is a band sounding increasingly difficult to contain.