Where does one draw the line between “respectful homage” and “uninspired rip-off”? Harking back to past musical glories is no bad thing- many of the most commercially successful bands of this year have plundered unashamedly from the Eighties- but can an album so stringently and invariably in hock to one's inspirations be regarded as 'good' on its own terms? It's a question that arises many times whilst listening to Music Go Music's debut album, which sounds so authentically late-70's it's almost indistinguishable from the real thing. Can one honestly recommend an album lacking even an infinitesimal degree of originality? And more pertinently- with songs this damn addictive, does it even matter?From the histrionic banshee shrieks that punctuate the first thirty seconds of 'I Walk Alone', it's clear that Mr. Subtlety won't be making much of an appearance here. An album opener Muse would discard as “too garish,” it beautifully sets the tone for an album that's mercifully blind to anything approaching modernity. Like several tracks on Expressions, the beginning of 'Light Of Love' steers a bit too close to Belinda Carlisle territory for anyone's liking but avoids crossing the line into outright cringe-worthiness, evolving into a glorious slab of pure camp ABBA would be proud of. 'Explorers Of The Heart' and 'Just Me' share a similarly effective template, although the retro-references do go beyond that particular Eurovision winning Swedish 4-piece; 'Reach Out''s disco-funk segue surely owes more than a little to the Brothers Gibb. The album's highlight, penultimate track 'Warm In The Shadows' is a dazzling ten-minute disco behemoth, all shimmering synths, distorted guitar solos, perfectly pitched Donna Summer vocals- the perfect distillation of everything Music Go Music are about. It's almost a shame they follow it up with the Carpenters-riffing 'Goodbye, Everybody', the kind of cheesy show-closing sing-along where everyone sways their arms in time with the chorus, even though it's a fittingly uncool epilogue to such an unabashedly earnest album. Established fans may be disappointed to discover the lack of anything new doesn't just apply to the songwriting- much of what's here has already been released in various forms before. But issues of originality apart, it's almost impossible to resist Music Go Music's relentlessly catchy charms, despite the nagging sense it's something your parents would approve of.[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/5956868[/vimeo]mp3:> Music Go Music: 'Warm In The Shadows'