Every bit as imaginative as the name suggests, The White Pixel Ape (Smoking Isolate to Keep in Shape) is a major step forward for cutting-edge Paris-based electro-rock outfit Shaka Ponk. The band have honed a genre-bending blend of punk, rock, electronic music and hip-hop on their fourth album, delivering bold musical fusions with wild attitude. From the moment “Lucky G1rl” opens the album with a blast of buzzing guitars and a huge chorus, The White Pixel Ape is a foot-to-the-floor rush. “Wanna Get Free” anchors swirling electronics and a falsetto melody with a relentless, thumping pulse, while “M0nkey on the Wall” couples a shuffling tom-tom groove with scuzzy guitars. By the time the album closes with the Queen-inspired operatic rock of “6xLove”, The White Pixel Ape will leave you breathless.