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Judi Chicago's second coming, Bright Lights, Fun City, sidesteps the primitive, sample-laced house mutations of the group's 2008 debut, X 1,000,000, mashing up tongue-in-cheek Dada pop stylings with obtuse songwriting. Under the direction of producer Ben Allen (Animal Collective, the Constellations), long-standing duo Ben Coleman (voice, guitar, keyboards) and Travis Thatcher (voice, sax, knobs) along with their latest addition, drummer James Joyce craft a catchy and complex dance floor soundtrack. We wanted to explore what we knew we could do as musicians, producers and songwriters, says Coleman. Working with Ben Allen encouraged us to experiment with more overt pop structures and melody, which we'd previously eschewed in favor of dirt and enthusiasm.