MÅLTID

Another enjoyable album from Samla Mammas Manna, Maltid generally attempts to refine the approach of their debut album - so expect circus music, Canterbury, and the first incarnation of the Mothers of Invention all tossed in a bowl and mixed together. This time around the band do a better job of melding these sounds into a seamless whole, the transitions between styles being handled with more finesse. Otherwise, if you enjoyed the first Samla album, there's more of the same here, and if you couldn't stand it you're not likely to be too enthused by this one. Four and a quarter stars, rounded down to four.