It does feel somewhat that by this stage we have given up on the whole "being a pop group" thing. Perhaps I need to wait to see what Skylarking has in store first. This one has its moments though. It's interesting the symmetry between Mummer on this side and Murmur on the other side of the pond. Radio Free Europe and all that.

Love on a Farmboy's Wages feels like the hit, if such a thing was ever going to emerge.

I am now referring to Chaklhills on a regular basis to try to work out how close my assessment is to that of the faithful. Not very, seems to be the story with this one. Where I am seeing a willful move away from chasing the charts, the band (and fans) seem to see this as the beginning of a great new bold adventure. Perhaps it is, too. It feels like a comfortable, subtle move from fame to obscurity, perhaps an acceptance that the destination had been reached, rather than killing each other trying to make a grab for the wheel.

It's solidly acoustic too. In Loving memory of a Name has a kind of loping Werewolves of London vibe to it which I love.

From AP: “I feel like a 30-year old musical vandal. I can do what the hell I want and I don't have to answer for anything.” And so say all of us.