9/10

For the last couple of years now, we have been keeping a keen eye on the output of the London-based outfit Formation. Since first discovering one of their initial singles 'Hangin' back in 2015, the band have gone on to hone their sound into a full-fledged party package. Yet despite being their official debut album, much of their material to date is absent from the record, creating a release that is just as fresh and interesting as their previous EPs.

While the comparisons to the likes of LCD Soundsystem still remain apparent, there is still a very British sound running through much of this record. With the dub influence on 'Powerful People' and the 'Screamadelica' stylings of 'On The Board', 'Look At The Powerful People' aims to create an extremely diverse dancefloor record that brings back the traditional production methods of old disco records, and reinvents them for the 21st century.

Yet despite its modern sound, there is still a lot of nostalgia in this record. Maybe it's from all the clear inspirations throughout, but there is just something unforgivably intriguing about each of these tracks. If we could say the commercial scene has been missing one thing in the last few years, it would be fun. And this has it coming out of every crevasse.