matt sephton

People say they think
But they don't
And they say they will
But they won't
People say they sing
But they don't
And that's all mine

Very cool to have them back after all this time, but for me it's not a patch on 1995's Funky Little Demons. Some of the vibe remains, but the irreverent humour and undercurrent of oddity seems lost. Lack of brass instruments is the biggest miss for me.

Karl Wallinger's masterpiece, and I don't use that phrase very often.

For those of us that have been listening over the past few years not much of this is new, but it's great to have it all in one place. Stellar tracks, with none that I would call filler. I like the shoegaze-y tracks, so the Day Wave tracks are less to my taste but still very good.

If I had to nit-pick I would appreciate the vocals being slightly more clear and less processed.

And "Hamilton" is a bit of an odd track out because it's so electronic compared to the rest, but again still very good.

This is an astonishing pop record. One of the all-time greats.