Race Against Time

After 2008’s chart-friendly <i>See Clear Now</i>, Wiley returns to the abrasion and experimentation of his grime beginnings. It’s an invigorating move and he sounds fiercely engaged on the hard-nosed “Time Flies By” and the darkly hypnotic “Zip It Up”. The pop gloss hasn’t been completely scratched away though. The luminous, ravey “The Olly” is guaranteed to get Ibiza pool parties jumping, while posse cut “Too Many Men” bounces on a triumphant dancehall rhythm.