- Ever since the heyday of Yo Gabba Gabba, alternative and indie rock bands have been no strangers to the world of children’s music. The TV show was a winner with “cool parents” who would grin and bear the bright colours, giant creature costumes and naggingly catchy ditties in anticipation of that Ladytron or MGMT cameo.

Just as the bands who appeared on that show worked their trademark sound into tunes suitable for youngsters, Regurgitator have done the same but on a grander scale. After performing shows specifically for children last year, the band have stretched this into something that resembles an audio kid’s programme, right down to in-between song skits and a recurring theme tune.

Also, of the bands to put out a kids' record, Regurgitator are prime candidates. Right from the beginning, they’ve delivered electro-punk daubed in crayons, and behind the swear words and occasional ferocity, there’s always been a cartoonish colour to their music.

One thing that should perhaps be clear is that this is a record aimed at actual littlies, not adolescents or even tweens for that matter. So there are joyous paeans to pillow fights, parties and bodily functions, as well as more surreal subject matter such as ghost cats and pigeons riding motorcycles.

The wide-eyed and receptive audience the band are targeting also allows them to have some real fun with the sound, such as The Box with its mutating hip hop beats. Elsewhere, I Don’t Wanna Dog and Best Friends Forever are thoroughly likeable examples of cutesy Shonen Knife-esque pop-punk. Games On My Computer is a collision of chip-tune and minimalist funk, Pillow Fight is giddy surf rock and The Robots is oddly dystopian but still very catchy, like Kraftwerk shaded with fluorescent felt pens.

Is it a record you’ll listen to away from the rugrats though? Most likely not, but as your toddler jumps up and down to the ‘Gurge’s Pogogo Show, you’ll likely find this a far more tolerable example of the genre than most.

- Matt Thrower.