The four piece Let Spin were described as a ‘new prog-jazz supergroup’ in this mag at the time of the release of their well-received eponymous debut recording last year. The ‘prog’ tag can be deceptive, suggestive of good old-fashioned excess and technical virtuosity for the sake of, well, technical virtuosity. It's wide of the mark in Let Spin's case, they can all really play but the sound is a more punky, grungy post-rock variation on electric jazz that resonates with the times. They're a supergroup of sorts though, featuring the alto saxophonist from the Mercurynominated Led Bib (Chris Williams) the bassist from Melt Yourself Down (Ruth Goller), the now Berlin-based drummer from Beats & Pieces Big Band (Finlay Panter) and the Mancunian, London-based guitarist from his own Moss Project (Moss Freed). But together the collective empathy is clear and there's plenty of evidence on their cracking new album Let Go. Each member contributes a pair of quirky, high quality compositions that nevertheless doesn't divert from the band's distinctive character. An opening folky theme ‘I Like to Sound Like a Rainforest’ written by Ruth Goller is dedicated to Charlie Haden and it has some of the enigmatic beauty of his erstwhile associate Paul Motian's trio. Goller's writing and playing is impressive too on the infectiously dub-y ‘All Animals are Beautiful’. Finlay Panter's ‘Disa’ sounds something like The Clash jamming with an east European folk-dance band while the drummer's other title ‘Rotation’ is all avant-metal riffs and jazz-rock muscle. Williams' ‘Walt's Waltz’ is boisterous post-Acoustic Ladyland punk jazz at its best while the trippy Pink Floyd-esque ‘Killing Our Dreams’ and Moss Freed's dreamily atmospheric guitar on the excellent ‘Rothko's Field’ maintain the high standards.