The Moonlandingz - No Rocket Required

The Moonlandingz return in full chaotic form with No Rocket Required, a wired, genre-hopping album loaded with swagger, satire, and a raw pulse of urgency. Their signature blend of glam, psych, punk and synth-pop is twisted further with brassy blasts, motorik grooves, and warped monologues.

Guest turns from Nadine Shah, Iggy Pop, Jessica Winter, and Ewen Bremner add to the wild ensemble feel, but at the heart is Johnny Rocket — Lias Saoudi in his many guises — crooning, snarling, and muttering from pub stools and psychedelic soapboxes alike.

At once absurd and sincere, the record takes aim at the state of things with sharp wit and a sweaty sense of communal resistance. It’s scrappy, theatrical, and oddly moving — the sound of a band unafraid to throw everything into the mix and dance through the debris.