INCUBUS Vinyl & CDs

Review: It appears that Taylor Swift has caused somewhat of a revolution, as since the highly publicised feud with her former record label led the pop megastar to re-record and re-release her entire back catalogue, several other artists appear to be following suit by realising there lay a method ahead to reclaim their art. The latest act to take up arms against a faceless corporation (or merely be influenced by the "Taylor's Version" phenomenon) is alternative rock heroes Incubus, who after much delay, are finally ready to unveil an entirely re-recorded version of their critically acclaimed 2001 full-length Morning View. Re-dubbed Morning View XXIII, this newly revitalised version of their seminal fourth album comes on a limited blue vinyl double LP, complete with sonically sprawling renditions of some of their most essential anthems from the alt-metal bounce of 'Nice To Know You' to the anthemic serenity of 'Wish You Were Here' all the way to the aquatic funk of 'Are You In?' If you're yet to cop this early 21st century classic, make Incubus' version your only option.

Review: Incubus truly conquered the world with their third album proper, Morning View. Originally released in 2001, it came off the band's breakthrough success with Make Yourself - a knockout record which afforded them the luxury of shoring up in a palatial Malibu residence to record a follow-up befitting of their status as the smoothest Californian dudes in the nu-metal explosion. It shows the full spectrum of the band, from anthemic stadium-filling rock ('Nice To Know You') to slinky funked up jams ('Are You In?') through to dreamy chill-out ('Aqueous Transmission'). 23 years on, it sounds as fresh as ever, and it's been repressed on double vinyl to keep the sharks at bay.