Carrying with it all the mystique and sleek glamour of some shadowy spy movie romance, Starlings' new single Dark Arts is a bewildering medley of sheer synth joy.
Like Duran Duran colliding head-long with New Order via a good chunk of Inner City's Good Life, the latest track from Sheffield's brightest upcoming group sees them putting on their dancing shoes.
It's a re-envisioning of classic Hacienda trippy-ness and three singles in, Starlings are still displaying a charmed ear for perfect pop melodies and lush synth backdrops.
There's a kind of lusty fire to lines like 'poison arrow through my heart' that drives Dark Arts with unnerving accuracy and precision - with every single Starlings have grown in confidence.
The accompanying cover art is equally glossy; all firey oranges and rich purples that seem born of the same enchanting power that burns at the heart of the song.
With NME, Q and the Guardian all lining up to hail Starlings as ones to watch this year, the hype is building fast. One thing's for sure, when it comes to Dark Arts, Starlings have us well and truly bewitched.
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