Before their split in 1986, Bob Geldof and his Boomtown Rats were a successful New Wave outfit hailing from County Dublin. Geldof's high-profile charity work with Band Aid has subsequently overshadowed the band's achievements. But as this retrospective proves, the Rats crafted original, charismatic pop during their decade together, from their chart-topping anthem, “I Don't Like Mondays” and the theatrical, rock-piano pomp of “Rat Trap”—the first rock song by an Irish band to reach the UK No. 1 spot—to their reggae-spiced last hurrah, “Banana Republic”.