For a long while now I have been disappointed with the state of underground hip-hop. Whether it be too serious, too corny or even a little too full of itself I have had to satisfy myself with the mainstream and sometimes the mundane.

That is until a resurgence of simple beats, poppy lyrics and a fantastic party feeling rose to the surface. Names like Spank Rock, Chewy Chocolate Cookies and Simian Mobile Disco were reinventing fun rap. It's sort of a robotic electric boogaloo with a pinch of 8-bit new wave.

Simian Mobile Disco - I Got This Down (zShare)

Attack Decay Sustain Release is the debut album from Simian Mobile Disco and is well worth a listen. It provides a jump start for several emotions, not the least of which is the one that makes you want to get up and dance.