LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION’s current sound is a pop amalgamation of fulsome 70s guitars and synths plus classical instrumentation, delivered with emphatic musical-style choruses, is a long way from the noise punk of his earlier outing in Test Icicles, and a step on, even, from the Americana-tinged folk rock of his last album. The consistent thread is an inherent intelligence and compelling live performance that Dev Hynes AKA Lightspeed has been honing since he first taught himself guitar at the age of 7.