As you’d expect from a band whose last single spent SIX WHOLE WEEKS at the US #1 after also being covered by the cast of Glee, fun.’s second record is gregarious as heck. Queen-style rock theatrics are welded to Kanye West beats – courtesy of Yeezy’s producer Jeff Bhasker – while frontman Nate Ruess has thing for singing about his parents. Wait… come back! Against all odds, ‘Some Nights’ is a hoot: huge-sounding, packed with tunes and not lacking in humour. As new spins on the Queen sound go, it’s clearly preferable to watching Brian May tit about onstage with Adam Lambert…

Nick Levine