Are + Be has an ‘80s slow-jam vibe crashing straight into the kiddie rave and stumbling out the back door onto a grimy London alley. Or maybe it‘s an alley in Berlin, as that‘s where this ex-Canadian kicks it with old friends Peaches and Gonzales. Following his debut In Mesopotamia (equally abnormal, groovier flow), Mocky takes the piss out of commercial R&B. But he also hits a nerve with cheeky dichotomies of sweet soul and distorted pop, funk rhythms and fucked-up beats, swift rhymes and lumbering raps. Gravy it ain‘t, but the saucy blend is worth dippin‘ your bread in.