Lemon Jelly – lemonjelly.ky (2000)

Thanks to my daughter Laura for introducing me to this eclectic and bizarrely brilliant band.  The band are essentially Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen – a couple of Brits who got together in ’98 to make brightly coloured records and even brighter music.  Basically, this is electronica but with a humourous or rather absurd side.  Their music has often been used for programmes like CSI and as incidental music by The BBC.  They went on a long hiatus in 2008 and haven’t released anything since then.  Best songs on this almost entirely instrumental album, which may also be their best are ‘In The Bath’, ‘The Staunton Lick’ and ‘Homage To Patagonia’.  I really rather like them, and the humourous interludes still make me smile when they pop up.