Original Pyrite Material (Record Store Day 2020) vinyl

Astonishingly, 2020 marks 20 years since a group of Newport lads got together to form one of UK hip-hop's most unique rap crews, Goldie Lookin' Chain. To celebrate this significant anniversary, the Welsh collective has recorded a brand-new album, the hilariously titled Original Pyrite Material, and offered it up on glistening gold-coloured vinyl. It's an enjoyable romp all told, with the crew spitting largely laugh-out-loud rhymes - as has become their trademark - after Rhys-produced beats that offer a suitably lo-fi take on the squelchy, synth-heavy sounds of G-funk. Sure, there's nothing particularly groundbreaking here - by now we should all know what to expect from GLC - but it is hugely entertaining and arguably one of their strongest albums for years.