Nine albums, over 10 million units sold, multiple line-up changes, a couple of temporary hiatuses, numerous changes in musical course and the occasional controversy later, Primal Scream are back to wow, woo, peeve and perpetuate as they embark on the latest leg of their quite epic career.

More than 25 years since their humble beginnings, the Glasgow-bred behemoth have striven a mighty path from the two-man band they were at conception to the cocksure quintet they are today, as 'Beautiful Future' promises much and duly delivers undiluted, traditionally catchy Brit rock.

Steering away from the musical flavour of 1991's acid-house-influenced 'Screamadelica', the overly political lyricism of 1999's 'XTRMNTR', and the Stones-influenced blues rock of most recent outing 'Inner City Blues', 'Beautful Future' is "much more pop and Kraut rock than before", according to producer Bjorn Yttling.

Aptly introduced by the sugary sweet melody and the cheerful chorus lavished across the title track, the 12-song offering dives straight into the very danceable 'Can't Go Back', with guitarist Andrew Innes and drummer Darrin Mooney crunching out their respective trades with convincing rigour.

'Uptown' allows for a bit of recline from the rock before 'Suicide Bomb' and 'Zombie Man' launch listeners straight back into the rock revelry, the latter's chorus ostensibly the epitome of a jovial sing-along.

Following in the footsteps of 'XTRMNTR', on which the band enlisted the complementary qualities of the Chemical Brothers and Bernard Sumner of New Order notoriety, 'Beautuful Future' sees Lovefoxx's Cansei de Ser Sexy and folk legend Linda Thompson lend their vocal dexterity to 'I Love To Hurt' and 'Over & Over' respectively — the former a Depeche Mode-esque wonderment and the latter undeniably the album's mellowest moment.

'Necro Hex Blues' ends the riff-roaring rock, while the clap-along nostalgia relayed in 'The Glory Of Love' brings the curtains down on a thoroughly entertaining, stupefying delivery from lead singer Bobby Gillespie and his evergreen posse, sure to keep them rubbing shoulders with the who's who of Brit rock for the foreseeable future.