Album Review: A Kiss for the Whole World by Enter Shikari

Everything Is True and Nothing Is Possible Reynolds and co's apparent creative longevity seems owed, at least in part, to their healthy relationship with regards to what "Enter Shikari" means. Not one LP in their storied canon has attempted complete reinvention, nor have they sunk into a trite repetition > self-parody > stagnation loop. Their secret to prolonged success lives, instead, within the saucy middleground: of building on their legacy without toppling it and - through measured, mindful iteration - succeeding at the elusive art of growing up.

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Swashbuckling, unpredictable and relentlessly consistent, many of us gave up years ago trying to quantify the creative genius that is Enter Shikari – as they make left turn after left turn. With album seven on the horizon this week, the Hertfordshire behemoths have returned with a record of continuity, picking up the baton of 2020's 'Nothing Is True And Everything Is Possible' – and driving it forward into the not too distant future. Perhaps one of the best album openers in recent history, the Pendulum-fuelled 'A Kiss For The Whole World x' explodes into sheer carnage, equilibrated by a brass section that only Shikari can pull off.

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