Not An Animal Records was formed in 2015 out of the ashes of the London-based party Bad Passion, and has thus far welcomed the likes of Man Power, Ess O Ess and Eric Duncan to release on the label. Now they turn to James Hadfield, a relatively new producer previously spotted on To Rack & Ruin and Me Me Me. On this four-tracker he deals in brooding synthwave tones mixed with classic jack track rhythms. Literate is just the kind of taut, sinister club creeper we can t get enough of, while Buried Answers takes a skippier but no less moody approach. On the remix front, Jamie Blanco takes the prize, turning Buried Answers- into a bombastic slice of driving synth pop.