rave-metal soundclash tykes enter shikari exploded into action with 2007's 'take to the skies'. since then, they've amassed loyal fans yet seemed trapped between hard rock and a hard place - too light-hearted to fully tackle heavy material; too discordant to feel pop. third album 'a flash flood of colour' doesn't develop unexpected tones but it never runs out of steam, either. enter shikari go pretty far through sheer adrenaline and their knack for a rip-roaring chorus, whether they're japing around on the single 'sssnakepit' or giving an anti-consumerist spiel on 'gandhi mate, gandhi'.