I really enjoyed Mini Mansions’ last record, The Great Pretenders, which placed an impressive eighth on this list in 2015. That was their breakthrough (second) album, and on this follow up they revisit the same swaggering electronic rock approach that worked so well four years ago. Guy Walks into a Bar… is a more confident record, though, and it also has more of a sense of fun. They were always playful, but this time tracks like the infectious ‘Forgot Your Name’ are full on silly (in a good way). Elsewhere there’s occasionally more serious fare to be found, like the introspective ‘Hey Lover’ (featuring a very restrained Alison Mosshart). At its core, though, Guy Walks into a Bar… is even more of a party rock album than its predecessor, albeit (again) being a ‘rock’ album constructed from synths and loops as often as guitars and drums. A few dips in quality here and there mean it probably doesn’t quite match The Great Pretenders overall, but it isn’t far off. An album with lots to enjoy, if one that only offers smatterings of true depth.