Confidence Man: 3AM (La La La) review – joyous escape into the gen X club era

Confidence Man’s vocalists Grace Stephenson (Janet Planet) and Aidan Moore (Sugar Bones). Photograph: Julian Buchan

It’s bad form in music journalism to compare an act to others, but rules are made to be broken. Confidence Man’s third album is a joyous journey into gen X-era club music: Saint Etienne, Deee-lite, Underworld, Happy Mondays … There’s no avoiding dropping references: 3AM (La La La) is practically a drinking game.

Front and centre of Confidence Man are hype-squad vocalists Grace Stephenson (AKA Janet Planet) and Aidan Moore (answers to Sugar Bones), beloved for their camp choreo and outrageous outfits. But what’s clearer than ever on 3AM (La La La) is that production team Sam Hales and Lewis Stephenson work up just as much sweat.