Ireland In 50 Albums, No 17: Lights of the City, by Jubilee Allstars

Jubilee Allstars' widely-lauded 2000 album had references to such topics as homelessness and racism 

Jubilee Allstars' cover picture was inspired by Kraftwerk.

Lights of the City by Jubilee Allstars sounds as contemporary now as it did upon its release 23 years ago, mostly because its themes of homelessness, racism and gentrification are as pertinent today as they were at the turn of the century.

Upon its release The Guardian called Lights of the City “an absolute revelation” and wrote that, “the closing title track is probably the first great song explicitly written about the bittersweet effects of inner-city gentrification.”