Silver Sun were once the best band on the planet. That might sound like something of an overstatement, but it's true. Their self-titled debut album was pure genius, including Top 40 singles Lava, Golden Skin, Julia and Last Day and packing power chords with Beach Boys harmonies to form nuggets of sheer summer pop glory. But seven years ago they disappeared...

After second album Neo Wave failed to build on the commercial success of its main single Too Much Too Little Too Late, it seemed like Silver Sun were just another potentially huge Britrock band to fall by the record industry wayside.

However, spurred on by dedicated web fans, lead singer James Broad has been beavering away in the studio all this time, preparing to come back brighter and Disappear Here (released in late April) is the culmination of all that hard work.

Right from the artwork, by Jeff Cummins (who did all the work on the debut album and its singles), it's clear that Silver Sun are hoping to pick up where they left off and single Bubblegum does exactly what it says on the tin. It's bubblegum pop with loud guitars and high-pitched singing from Broad and the band. It could easily have been on the debut, and is a very encouraging start.

Lies sounds a little different, with some changes in pace but sticking to the formula very well otherwise. Can't Get You Out Of My Head isn't the Kylie song, but is just as catchy albeit with a slightly mournful feel to it rather than the normal upbeat sound. It's great nevertheless...

While Found You In A Dream is a little bit Silver Sun By Numbers, Immediate finds them trying an 80s synth-led style and just like Bubblegum it more than lives up to its name. If it was released by a hot new band, it would surely bother the Top 10, but the Sun have already found out what happens when the industry loses interest...

Broad claims to have written 208 songs since Neo Wave, so trimming this down to 10 must have tough, but it does mean that there is no filler on at all, with Jody, Garlic and Pipsqueak all keeping up the summery vibes perfectly. Only on album closer You Can't Kill Rock 'n' Roll does the quality level drop.

A song with that title should be a killer, but there's just something not right and it is a slightly disappointing way to finish off what is otherwise an amazing return from an amazing band. If there is one CD that begs to be played loud from car stereos this summer, it is Disappear Here. Disappearing is something Silver Sun hopefully won't do again for a long time...