If the Happy Mondays became the face of Madchester almost by default, their younger labelmates Northside were perhaps more stereotypically so, a rush of psychedelia-touched indie guitar chime and funk-derived beats that instantly calls to mind the time and place. For all that, their sole album Chicken Rhythms is a breezy listen, with songs like “My Rising Star,” which ends the album on a high note, and “Take Five” (very much not the Dave Brubeck standard) providing engaging energy. All too perfectly obvious song title: “Shall We Take A Trip?”

– Ned Raggett