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Mall is the fifth studio album by Gang of Four.

Seven years after Gang of Four's breakup, founding members Jon King and Andy Gill reteamed for Mall. Slickly produced, with a heavy emphasis on synthesizers and ersatz funk rhythms, the lyrical focus returns the group to the political arena: as suggested by the title, Mall is laced with the usual examinations of consumerism and the economy, while the sample-heavy "F.M.U.S.A." is an essay on the Vietnam War. The album features a cover of Bob Marley's "Soul Rebel".

"Unlike most of the defunct groups that have reunited lately, the Gang of Four conveys a positive sense of purpose – unfinished business rather than unpaid bills – on the bracing Mall, the innovative band's first new studio album in seven years. A decade before funk-fired rock became trendy, these British radicals bucked the roaring punk tide to underline their stinging ferocity with dance rhythms, winning feet and minds with hard beats, shattering guitar bursts and articulate leftist thought. Now that rocking dance music is postpunk's leading currency, guitarist Andy Gill and singer Jon King – the songwriting half of the original Leeds quartet – have boldly stepped off the pedestal of punk-era legend to rejoin the musical race, making a welcome and credible contribution to a movement they helped create. " Ira Robbins, Rolling Stone, April 8th 1991

Track listing

All tracks composed by Andy Gill and Jon King; except where indicated

1. "Cadillac" - 5:29
2. "Motel" - 3:34
3. "Satellite" - 3:58
4. "F.M.U.S.A." (Gill) - 5:01
5. "Don't Fix What Ain't Broke" (King) - 4:02
6. "Impossible" - 0:54
7. "Monkey Talkes" (Gill) - 3:36
8. "Soul Rebel" (Bob Marley) - 4:05
9. "Hiromi & Stan Talk" - 0:43
10. "Colour from the Tube" - 3:45
11. "Hey Yeah" - 3:42
12. "Everybody Wants to Come" - 4:01
13. "World Falls Apart" - 6:08