Modern English’s new album, 1 2 3 4 – produced by Mario McNulty (David Bowie, Lou Reed, Nine Inch Nails), mixed by Cenzo Townsend and mastered at Abbey Road – retains the intrinsic spirit of the early, post-punk days and is also a sterling sonic example of what Modern English have always done best. The album encompasses seething songs with punk bite, keyboard-forward melodic rockers and simmering, darkwave-meets-post-punk gems.