Silver Jews - Bright FlightFirst UK pressing, 2001, with insert. Domino VG+ VG

and on this album the Welsh six-piece invite the audience into the world they have quite literally built around them

Vinyl reissue of Aerosmith‰۪s Permanent Vacation

The album also features co-writes with Westlife songwriter Wayne Hector and pop singer MNEK

both remotely and with Novak and Gane working together in each city

Nubya Garcia

some were recorded before they even signed to Big Crown

cementing the line-up that rocks out till this day

“I know it’s not really in my history to do something unintentional or just for the hell of it but my connection to these songs is pretty straightforward

Saul lists some of the influences on their sound

The Art Ensemble Of Chicago’s musical soundtrack remains perhaps the definitive release from this period

As a consequence

trombonist Chris Pyne and Dankworth Big Band drummer Harold Fisher