Change the Station

Originally released in 1996.

Two reissues from the Manchester veterans track the progress of their post-punk/disco fusions into the 1990s and 2000s—an uneven path, but their freewheeling energy still charms.

Arriving six years after Up in Downsville, Change the Station finds A Certain Ratio in top form, working from a dance-pop foundation and adding flourishes of Madchester funk and ambient house.