Infadels are back. And they've been busy. Two years on from their acclaimed debut, 'We Are Not The Infadels', the band have been honing their enigmatic on-tour sound, and making the leap from festival tent to mainstage in one easy manoeuvre . Studio-fresh product, 'Universe In Reverse', is their Youth produced crossover masterpiece, bursting with dancefloor energy, growling guitar melodies, and chorus hooks in abundance. In short – it's the definitive Infadels album.

Somewhere between playing over 300 gigs globally in strobing arenas with the Chemical Brothers and Franz Ferdinand and muddy fields with the White Stripes and Arcade Fire the five-some discovered sounds that lay beyond dancefloors, then bought them back to London . The band's beat genius, Matt Gooderson, explains: "We were living our dream and that's what 'Universe In Reverse' is about. It's an inspirational album that makes you feel anything's possible."

With new beats and ideas pumping through their veins, the band (Bnann - vocals/guitar, Matt Gooderson - guitars/programmed keys, Wag Marshall-Page - bass, Richie Vernon – live keys / percussion, Alex Bruford - drums) returned from this transglobal gig-marathon to their inspirational home and studio – part of a converted hotel complex in East London. Inspired and determined Bnann began plucking away at new tracks on his acoustic guitar while co-composer Matt added thigh-twitching electronics to the already soaring, melodies. Matt muses: "The Infadels is a soundclash between my ideas and Bnann's. He being the acoustic troubadour who thinks Bob Dylan's a genius and me being the sonics guy who would rather listen to Steve Reich or Brian Eno. We are both incredibly passionate about what we like, so there were lots of arguments. No fists flew, but plenty doors got slammed."

This variety shows throughout the dynamic 10 tracker. 'Play Blind' packs a mighty punch with crashing guitars and revving hoover-synths, complete with a trademark cloud skimming chorus. Ready for airplay it's merely a taste of the rest of the album. Stepping it up a notch, first commercial single ‘Make Mistakes' adds serious mid-song guitar thrashing to the core of the band's pop-tune mastery. As with many tracks on the album it's geared around a catchy-as-hell chorus - but they don't paint it by numbers. Harking back to Bnann's childhood in coastal Norfolk , it tells a story of one man's attempt to escape his humdrum surroundings with disastrous consequences. The chorus line of “We all make mistakes from time to time” is a sentiment we can all relate to. Matt explains how the album sound developed, "We went for the energy and guitars of a rock'n'roll band like White Stripes or Yeah Yeah Yeahs, then surrounded the music in deep, cinematic sounds. They share the same vibe, but every song had to have its own distinct sonic personality.”

With 'Universe In Reverse' written the group called on super-producer Youth - who works from a studio in the same complex as Infadels. They stepped out a mere 14 days later. Matt remembers: "Youth wanted us to work quickly. That gave the album a real spontaneity and more of the spirit we have on stage. He's a genius at capturing a moment in time." Bnann laughs: "He's also quite a mystical dude. He'd shout names at us on the talkback, seconds before the tape rolled. It might be Peter Hook or Mick Ronson. Then suddenly Robert Fripp or John Bonham. Or something totally random like Hell's Angels. We'd be thinking 'Who is he talking to?' and 'What does he mean?'. Then it was 'Roll tape' and we were off. It was a fun album to record and that definitely comes across."

This fun-factor is most present in the anthemic , feel-good 'Free Things For Poor People' - which began life as a t-shirt slogan conceived by keyboardist Richie Vermin. With a big chance of becoming a summertime chart-topper, it's the second single, and on record bounds along radiating positivity . Live it's already a firm favourite with it's huge sing along melody. Bnann explains the inspiration behind the track saying: "It's a dream-like song that sums up how we felt in the studio. We started the band to make music, not money and when we're making music, we're happy."