Apparently residing somewhere between Sesame Street and Sunset Boulevard, in a building that’s part Heartbreak Hotel and part Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Hassle Hound proffer dayglo audio animations and melancholic, cinematic avant-noir. Born In a Night sees them continue their effervescent assault on bland Ikealectronica and insipid samplers. In this, their follow up to the critically acclaimed ‘Limelight Cordial’, Hassle Hound integrate kindergarten kitsch with moodier psychedelicate moments, documenting a celestial domesticity with eccentric but compelling instrumentation and intriguing ideas. Their irreverent and eclectic approach results in a collection of complex, yet cohesive songs each with its own idiosyncratic sonic identity. Their curious blend of sampled sounds, field recordings, electronic noises and live instruments creates a simultaneously sophisticated and naïve seduction. Angelic melodies tussle with radiophonic dexterity, digital caresses, analogue whispers and jolly anarchy. If Sun Ra and Joe Meek had been Hanna Barbera cartoon characters, this could well have been the soundtrack. Born in a night, it will deliver for a lifetime. “Hassle Hound is just the type of group to inject some much-needed life into lap-pop, creating a swirling fun house of melody and whimsy on second album Born In A Night… This is, by all means, a very strange record, but it's a good strange, and the best kind of confusion music can offer.” Treblezine “What a pleasure! Twisted pop, hig