'Year Of Explorers', the latest from daring Scottish band, The Magnificents, is an epic saga of stolen synths, left-handed guitars, trans-European expressways, covert product placement, and serious studio tomfoolery. The Magnificents have meticulously crafted 'Year Of Explorers' with a little help from esteemed producers Damian Taylor (Bjork, Unkle) and John Cummings (Mogwai ). Whereas their eponymous debut was primarily fuelled by raw punk power and electrifying excess, the sophomore LP demonstrates a more measured method. Not to say the boys have mellowed with age. 'Year Of Explorers' will still have the indie-disco young pretenders quaking in their Converse.