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"Africa Just Wants To Have Fun" announces the return of Chicago trio Volcano! following a two-year hiatus. The lead single is taken from the band's second album, "Paperwork", set for release on September 1st. Debut album "Beautiful Seizure" was an underground hit in 2006, with Drowned In Sound readers voting it #2 Album Of The Year. "Africa Just Wants To Have Fun", like much of the new material, demonstrates a more playful, immediate side to the band, while clinging to the unpredictability and originality that defines their sound. The song is a razor-sharp satire of certain rock stars who purport to save the world with dubious, self-serving rhetoric. On the flip is "Performance Evaluation Shuffle (Slow Version)", a re-recording of the opening track on "Paperwork". This downbeat quasi-croon reflects a theme of disillusionment in the workplace that runs throughout the album.