The scene surrounding Dalston’s Power Lunches is arguably one of the most exciting cliques in the UK right now. With members having played in many bands (Trash Kit, Wetdog, Golden Grrrls etc), Shopping are the core of this community of artists who range from Burzum-shirted zine makers to Miley Cyrus admiring pop producers. Their drummer Andrew Milk’s record label, Milk, is another attribute to their royalty at the venue, considering a vast majority of Milk’s releases are relentless Power Lunches residents.

Shopping’s debut album Consumer Complaints sat them somewhere between the Burzum and Miley fans, releasing 13 tight and twangy post-punk hits that had every Power Luncher dancing erratically, in turn successfully launching the band’s international status. Their second album Why Choose is equally saturated in sophisticated and sharp melodies, yet riddled with 80s-esque bass lines and production. The album’s opener Wind Up insists that you dance, while Sinking Feeling incorporates a 2006 indie pop ambience that has every 20-something- year-old brimming with nostalgia. The debut single Straight Lines has Milk spluttering unvarying vocals over disco-soaked bass lines and comes with a perfectly artsy video embodying naked bodies as pieces of furniture.

This reversed progression into the 80s validates Shopping’s cunning strategy to steer from becoming another uninspired indie pop band. While you could accuse Shopping of being archeologists of their genre, Why Choose captures the essence of playful post-punk at its best, and you’ll find no complaints from those blissfully dancing in the front row.