There is, perhaps, a little more of a rougher edge to this album because of the home recording techniques employed but it really can’t be said to be that much of a departure from Other Lives’ established sound. Of course, the plus side of this is that fans of the band will be equally attracted to Tabish’s solo album, though whether it will win new converts to his work will be interesting to see. What is genuinely impressive is that music on this scale can be produced using home recording techniques and Jesse and Kim are both to be congratulated for the scale of their vision and the ability to realise it under such restricting conditions.

There are a lot of good songs here and Tabish himself is very listenable . It’s a very well produced album, particularly so in the circumstances. The downside is that it won’t appeal to everyone; if you like your music simple and stripped back this is definitely not for you, but for those that like a full sound and songs you can drown in it’s hard to imagine that this could be bettered, other than by the full band, perhaps.