The hip hop duo return with a 7 track EP, ‘The Tonic 2’.

Pete Cannon, who has had an extremely prolific year, producing for luminaries of the UK rap scene such as Dirty Dike, Dabbla and Inja, comes through with his signature style whether on fast paced funky numbers like ‘Rumpus’, heavyweight headnodders like ‘True To This’ or more introspective moments like ‘Much Better’.

Dr Syntax supplies the raps with typically wide ranging subject matter, encompassing everything from keeping mental health in check (‘Much Better’), a tongue-in-cheek ode to the virtues of regular exercise (‘Workinout’), to what a man’s grooming decisions tell us about them (‘Facial Hair’).

What ties the songs together is a general feel-good vibe, resulting in a seasonal pick-me-up to offer some respite from increasingly bleak dystopian life – it is a tonic after all!