Confidence Man – 3AM (LA LA LA)

A spectacular slice of dancefloor deviance...

"Article published in Clash Magazine. Author: Robin Murray."

Through carefully modernised idolisation of the sticky raves and UKG breakbeats of the ‘90s, London-via-Australia outfit Confidence Man’s third record ‘3AM (LA LA LA)’ is a rave-pop romp. The swaggering bravado of singles ‘I Can’t Lose You’ and ‘So What’ mark a new era of getting wrecked and living it large. There’s more of the trademark tongue in cheek megalomania, but this time it’s in a moist underground warehouse during the liminal period straddling the ‘90s and Y2K.

Frontwoman Janet Planet adores breakbeats so much that she won’t “drop it” (‘it’ being a pill of unscrupulous origins) until she “hears a breakbeat”. Although his solos are rare, Sugar Bones’ sultry vocals are cataclysmic. ‘3AM (LA LA LA)’ is Confidence Man at their raviest, their naughtiest, their most confident.