RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS Vinilo y CD

Review: The Red Hot Chili Peppers are on a roll. Barely six months have passed since the release of their pleasingly nostalgic, funk-fuelled Unlimited Love album, but already they've delivered a sequel. The long-serving alt-rock legends sound like they're having the time of their lives on Return of Green Canteen, with some of the lyrics - particularly those on the sunny, jazz guitar-flecked 'Eddie' - reminiscing about the early 1980s. Certainly, the Rick Rubin-produced opus boasts plenty of aural references to their shared musical past, with opener (and recent single) 'Tippa My Tongue' offering the kind of vivid, sing-along, Sly Stone-does-alt-rock flavour that has long been their sonic calling card.

Review: Last time out, on 2016's The Getaway, Red Hot Chilli Peppers made the perhaps bold decision to record with Danger Mouse. This time round, on their first album since, they've not only reunited with the producer who has worked with them the most, Rick Rubin, but also 'golden-era' guitarist John Frusciante (whose last involvement with the LA band was back in 2006). As a result, Unlimited Love has an undeniably nostalgic, anything-goes feel that channels the spirit of their 1990s work without consistently sticking to its' funk-fuelled alt-rock sound. Fans, then, will likely love the album, with highlights including the languid Californian stoner funk of 'Poster Child', the lighters-aloft anthem-in-waiting 'Black Summer' and the semi-acoustic beauty of 'Not The One'.