Getdown Services broaden their sound on Massive Champion
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Getdown Services’ second album, ‘Massive Champion’, is judged a strong and unexpectedly varied follow-up that prioritises texture and reflection over simply recreating the Bristol duo’s notoriously chaotic live shows. The review argues that this matters because it shows Ben Sadler and Josh Law broadening their sound and writing more ambitious material, while retaining the humour and rough-edged energy that define them.
Across its 13 tracks, the self-produced record moves between French-touch-influenced synth-pop on ‘Stop Living’, the fuzzed-up ‘Trespass’, and the tender, bass-led love song ‘What’s On Your Mind?’. Made in green rooms and during long journeys between tour dates, it balances jokes, self-mockery and themes of self-improvement; the reviewer awards it 7/10 and sees it as a clear step beyond the duo’s 2023 debut, ‘Crisps’.
- A varied, ambitious second album from Getdown Services.
- It sacrifices some live chaos for greater depth.
- The review awards ‘Massive Champion’ 7/10.
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Getdown Services are a music duo from Bristol made up of Ben Sadler and Josh Law. They are known for energetic, unruly live performances, with songs that mix electronic sounds, rough guitar textures and comic lyrics.
Their first album, Crisps, was released in 2023. Their music often uses humour and self-mockery, but also touches on everyday worries, relationships and trying to improve oneself.
Massive Champion is their second full-length record and was made while they were touring. It matters as an indication of how the pair are developing beyond the style for which they first became known.
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Originally published by Far Out as “Getdown Services – ‘Massive Champion’ album review: The party is here to stay”.