This Is Our Jam: Shine 2009, "Eurozone"

Finnish duo Sami Suova and Mikko Pykari have a knack for making Madchester-indebted pop sound like Shine 2009. The band's new single, "Eurozone," from the upcoming Our Nation, may be the band's grooviest track yet, with a buttery bass line and bright rhythm. Yet, while "Eurozone" is an easily enjoyable piece of funk-pop, the title alludes to the more serious politics beneath the surface. Over an old-school breakbeat, the band waxes about the state of economic affairs in Europe. Lines like "It's ...