GoGo Penguin, the Manchester trio that fuses jazz, classical and electronic influences in inspiring ways, returns with a powerful new album: Necessary Fictions. Pianist Chris Illingworth, bassist Nick Blacka and drummer Jon Scott "dig deep within to achieve what we believe to be our integral, authentic qualities at this moment in time". It's a strong drive for their boldest music yet, incorporating modular synthesizers, Moog Grandmother and electric bass into their sound more than ever before as they slide spectacularly from acoustic instruments to electronic music, with the drums taking center stage. Honest and powerful, Necessary Fictions is the band at their best.