Album review: Example, Playing in The Shadows

Fun fact: Example's real name is Elliot Gleave, initials EG, which means for example.

Fun fact no2: He makes fantastic music. For example, this third album, the electronica-heavy hip-hop

Playing in the Shadows

, which retains some of the sense of fun of his last release,

Won't Go Quietly

and its hit single,

Kickstarts

- check out the rap lyrics on

Under the Influence

- but on the whole is much darker, lurking in those shadows.

The trance styles of lead single, Changed the Way You Kissed Me, build into a club classic shakeathon as singing trades blows with rapping.

Stay Awake is another big dancefloor tune. Its lyrics deal with young kids taking drugs, and reference the trippy white rabbit of Alice in Wonderland, backed by a trance-y soundtrack.

But it's not a trip-out album and, despite its dark parts, is perfect for summer cruising or late-night partying.

Rating: 4/5