For fifth album The Spark, Rou Reynolds (lead singer), Chris Batten (bass), Rob Rolfe (drums) and Rory Clewlow (guitar) have written a soundtrack to our tumultuous world; a record for everyone who’s filled with frustration, but hasn’t lost the capacity for hope. Produced by David Kosten, it’s Shikari’s most melodic album, and one that will see them break beyond punk to be recognized as a great British band in a lineage spanning the Beatles via Pink Floyd and Joy Division to Blur.