First, we had Unity. Now, South Sudans undisputed King of Music, the Juba-via-Melbourne eccentric outsider Gordon Koang, returns with his second full-length of original material since emigrating to Australia, the masterly titled follow-up, Community.

Eight tracks recorded in Melbourne with a cast of the citys finest musical minds, including Zak Olsen, Jesse Williams, David Daff Gravolin and Jack Kong, the record draws upon Gordons pitch-perfect pop sensibility and compulsion for composing irresistibly catchy melodies. Add to this brew the extensive creditienals of his collaborators, who are known for their work with Trafik Island, ORB, Leah Senior and more, and you have yourself a perfect blend of East African pop and vintage psychedelia that is surely one of the most interesting records of the year, outstripping its Australian counterparts both in songwriting, production value and downright good energy.