Arguably the biggest band in Australia right now is Sneaky Sound System. Their single 'I Love It' had the longest chart run in Oz history, their debut album has gone twice platinum and at one point they had four singles in the Top 40. They played the Antipodean Live Earth concert, supported Robbie Williams, and cleaned up at the Arias, the down-under version of the Brits. Yet Sneaky are not a hard-touring rock band or a manufactured pop act. They're certainly pop and proud of it, but their background lies in their country's exploding dance scene. Their origins lie in the hugely successful club night Sneaky Sundays, thus they make music imbued with frolicking nightlife energy but also flecked with sing-along radio-friendly 1980s electro-pop. Like all the best pop bands, they're a team of distinct personalities. Black Angus, named after a corrupt copper from Oz TV series 'Blue Murder', is the musical dynamo, MC Double D is the flamboyant showman with a mic, and Connie, the quirky front woman whose hobbies include fast cars and robot-building, is quite the opposite of a diva. In a time of predictable R&B dross and Luddite indie bands, it's refreshing to be presented with an ebullient outfit overflowing with such hooky choruses and colourful character.
