Genuinely brilliant comedy/parody bands are rare, but The Iain Duncan Smiths are definitely up there.

Taking on the government, specifically Iain Duncan Smith and the Department for Work and Pensions, the foursome twist classics from The Smiths into darkly comic odes. It's thickly laid on satire, but it's disarmingly great nonetheless.

"Girlfriend In A Coma (She's Fit For Work)" is particularly brilliant.

Musically it's not half bad either, with fairly spot-on Morrissey warbles and bittersweet acoustic riffery.

The band's lineup includes Iain 'Psycho' Duncan Smith (vocals, guitar, Bedroom Tax), Iain 'Laughing Boy' Duncan Smith (vocals, guitar, Universal Credit), Iain 'The Quiet One' Duncan Smith (vocals, guitar, Work Capability Assessments), Iain 'The Other Quiet One' Duncan Smith (vocals, guitar, data suppression, xylophone), and are aiming to "[recruit] recruiting Borrissey as a shadow 5th member."

The band is working on their upcoming sophomore LP, Me Is Murder. They will make their debut live performance this Friday (18 September) at The Good Ship in North West London.

Devil's Tunes: The Very Worst Of The Iain Duncan Smiths is out now. Stream the record below.

Tracklist:

1. "This Balanced Plan"

2. "How Soon is NWO?"

3. "Heaven Knows You're Miserable Now"

4. "Big South Strikes Again"

5. "There is a Light That Always Goes Out"

6. "The Boy Paralysed on One Side"

7. "What Difference Does It Make (If All Our Testimonies Are Fake)?"

8. "Still Ill (No Sick Pay)"

9. "Panic (Hang You Out to Dry)"

10. "Priti Patel Makes Graves"

11. "Girlfriend in a Coma (She's Fit for Work)"

12. "Hand to Mouth"

13. "Ask (FOI Request Denied)"

14. "Reel Around the Bedroom Tax"

15. "Suffer Little Poor Children"