

The second album by Keli Holiday—aka Peking Duk’s Adam Hyde—is a hedonistic romp through dance, electro, punk, and rock ’n’ roll that’s dripping with sex (“Sacred Sweat”) and stimulants (the electro-clash of “Ecstasy”). Much of it is informed by Hyde’s relationship with media personality Abbie Chatfield, whether it be falling deeply in love (“Dancing2”) or their carnal passion—“I want to eat you out in Rome,” sings Hyde over the surprisingly restrained “Sacred Sweat.” The driving, rock ’n’ roll-tinged “More” is similarly lascivious (“I want you in the living room/I want you in the rain”), while the sleazy “Believe in God” belongs in a darkened corner of a debauched nightclub at 3 am (“The way you’re moving…I believe in God”). For an album so devoutly dedicated to the loins, it ends on a tender note with “Favourite Stranger,” a gentle meditation on loss, heartbreak, and grief.