Album of the Day

Emerging in the mid-1980s as leaders of the Manchester acid house scene, Happy Mondays fused wiggy lyrics to sample-rich grooves that were perfect for “Freaky Dancin'.” The sextet's original incarnation lasted nearly a decade, and gave us such irresistible floor-fillers as “Step On,” “Kinky Afro,”  “Wrote For Luck” and “Loose Fit” - all of which can be heard on 2012's DOUBLE DOUBLE GOOD: THE BEST OF. Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder helped compile the 17-track set, which includes an otherwise unavailable 1985 single (“Delightful”) and fine comeback covers like “The Boys Are Back In Town” along with the band's indie dance favorites. A perfect encapsulation of Happy Mondays' anarchic party ethos, DOUBLE DOUBLE GOOD will brighten any day of the week.