"Cavalier quintet Lesser Panda used to be one of the capitals best-kept secrets but a string of deeply impressive shows has left them teetering on the verge of popularity. Fronted by Hispanic heartthrob Mariano Robles, they skewer their goth-hued 80s anthems like "Ghostdance" and "Carousel" with killer choruses and aren't afraid to crack open the punk-funk. Could this be the year of the Panda? Only a fool would say otherwise." - Music Week Tipster "You know those three albums mired in depression and despair that the Cure did in the early 80s, a triptych sometimes referred to as The Doom Trilogy? Thats what Lesser Panda sound like, only given the gloom-dance remix treatment. Think also PiL circa Metal Box or those progenitors of all things macabre and dark, but with an electro undercarriage." - Guardian Online - New Band of the Day Vinyl of the week - NME "Disco-fied new-wave pop" - Guardian Guide "Some say its the sound of early, angular Simple Minds blended with the doomed romance of Echo and the Bunnymen. Or Interpol if they just lightened up a bit." - Piers Martin of Vice Magazine "Do we need a house version of The Cure? Ghostdance and the impressive Happy Birthday suggest we just might. James Murphy, watch your back." - The Fly "Sounding Radio 4 and the Rapture-esque at times there something a bit less and a bit more whenever about Lesser Panda, something a little dark and subtle in their persistent bass lines and something a bit more progressive in their song stru