Rhythm of Youth

Especially if you’re of an age, let’s say, mentioning Men Without Hats and their massive hit single “The Safety Dance” inevitably makes you think of medieval carnival dancers and the like due to the video. But the song straight up is metronomic compulsion in the best of ways, Ivan Doroschuk’s vocals and lyrics simultaneously celebration and wry observation, and Rhythm of Youth as a whole does much the same. Standout tracks include the wonderful love song “I Got the Message,” the bubbly “Antarctica” and the anthemic “The Great Ones Remember.”