MAL ONE Vinyl & CDs

Review: Mal-One may be best known as a punk-inspired visual artist whose work is regularly displayed alongside pieces by Jamie Reid, Peter Blake and Banksy, but he's also an enthusiastic punk musician. 'Punk Badge' is the latest in a long-line of special Record Store Day seven-inch releases from the artist and comes packaged in one of six different sleeves. It's a nice package and the song itself - a whole-hearted tribute to the humble button badge - is a pleasingly authentic slab of '76 punk that comes complete with snarling, John Lydon-esque lead vocals, raw guitar riffs and low-slung bass. The stripped-back, largely vocal free flipside 'Version' - a more skeletal, groove-based affair inspired by dub-style reggae mixes - is also rather good.