release date: Oct. 27, 2003
format: digital
[album rate: 2,5 / 5] [2,44]
producer: Jon Kelly, John Brough, Paul Heaton
label: Mercury, Go! Discs - nationality: England, UK
8th studio album by The Beautiful South who has regrouped with new vocalist Allison Wheeler replacing Jacqui Abbott, who left after the release of Painting It Red. The style is unchanged a mix of sophisti-pop and country and folk with focus on story-telling about working class life and partnership struggles, which seems like Heaton's only subjects.
Compared to earlier compositions the band has put aside the more original chorus-based songs and instead rest satisfied with a handful of song templates to go with new lyrics.
To me, this is just another mediocre release from this once fine band.
[ allmusic.com 2,5 / 5 stars ]
