After very nearly stealing the show at last years Glastonbury Dave Mcabe and his merry band of Zutons disappeared to come up with this their second long player with the legendary producer Stephen Street at the helm.

Getting off to a particularly stroppy start with the excellent title track, it’s business as usual.

‘It’s the little things we do’ is a storming track which documents the aftermath of a party with Mcabe growling ‘I don’t understand why my brain wants to die’ and goes through the perils of making a ham and cheese sandwich with the ingredients talking to him telling him “don’t eat me I don’t belong in your stomach’…..er…ok

There are great tunes aplenty within like brilliantly innocent ‘Valerie’, the Country haze of ‘Someone is watching over me’ and the highlight track ‘How does it feel’ where Mcabe’s voice is aided by outstanding vocal harmonies and some of the best musicianship you’ll hear on record all year.

So two albums in and no major changes, just not as good as the first but judging by some bands second albums of late, this holds as a major achievement. 7/10

Chris Todd