Hip-hop is constantly being tweaked and nudged in new directions, but rarely is it reconfigured as radically, and thrillingly, as on this second album from Shabazz Palaces. Their previous work set the template – free-flowing, futuristic rap dusted with spiritual jazz, dense with allusions to ancient Egypt and outer space – but the Seattle duo are only now filling out their ambitions. Immediately striking are the album's lush, otherworldly soundscapes; the lyrics take longer to unpick but, as before, esoteric references are undercut by wry humour and earthbound concerns: They Come in Gold and #CAKE take sideways swipes at the vanities and indulgences of contemporary life.