While the Bloc Party fan in me is slightly bored by the band’s neverending Silent Alarm throwback tour at the moment I’m happy that the fabulous side-project by guitarist Russell Lissack and drummer Louise Bartle continues to step out of the shadows and into the limelight – NOVACUB already gave us great first tracks like I Still Need It over the course of this year and here arrives the latest smasher in the form of Strike. Once again, it’s the sort of joyful and sportive indie rock I usually expect from the other band but I couldn’t care less. Bartle and her gang are creating their own musical cosmos here and it’s full of reckless fun, paired with truly catchy hooks and sharp guitar riffs. A full NOVACUB EP is happening rather sooner than later, according to the band.