The turn of the decade marks the band’s 21st year of existence, so it is no surprise that this latest offering boasts a well-produced quality of sound that can only come with age.

The record opens with the psychedelic ‘100 floors of perception’, a confident piece of bowie-inspired Stadium rock, similar to what Razorlight must have been aiming for on their second and third albums.

The adoring ‘Mrs Maylie’, cleverly switches from anthemic rock to a Simon & Garfunkel inspired breakdown, paying tribute to the duo’s similar track, Mrs Robinson.

Title track, Saturday, is a standard living-for-the-weekend style song (“dressed for the night/ radio on, I’m twenty”) and wanders worryingly into Slade territory (whether that is a good thing or not, I leave for you to decide).

‘Just a Little Bit of Love’ is a slushy power ballad, boasting Bluresque heart tugging vocals; (“Hey, hey, I’m not stupid, I’m just in love”), while Harry Kidnap, a tribute to Paul Weller, comes off a little bit wet and depressing.

First single, ‘Magic Carpet Days’ sees the band temporarily shake off their rock credentials and hire some feminine backing vocals, while ‘The Word’ and ‘Village Life’ pack less punch than the earlier tracks on the record, allowing the band to settle back down into the folk template.

The record becomes quite experimental towards the end, with Postal boasting Enemy-like distorted vocals and What’s Mine is Yours channelling more Beatles than McCartney himself.
Fell in Love on the Street Again is a classic, Jam-style ballad and definitely one of the high points of the album. Ender Rockerfield harks back to the stadium rock felt at the beginning of the album, paying tribute to the band’s recording studio.

Saturday almost acts as a greatest hits for the Ocean Colour Scene boys, as it packs all the significant stylistic points of their entire back catalogue into one album.

If you’re an Ocean Colour Scene fan, you’ll love this, a point that is reiterated on the band’s website (‘Gavin [Monaghan, producer] was keen to make a classic OCS record’). If you’re looking for something fresh however, ‘Saturday’ just about misses the mark. The record is a perfect example of all the things Ocean Colour Scene are good for, but offers little in terms of originality.