The former Beautiful South leader releases his second solo LP.
Paul Heaton, through his work with The Beautiful South, was something of a national treasure during the 1990s. The band’s wildly successful combination of satirical and acerbic lyrics over a background of melancholic, lush melodies was a winning formula, critically and commercially.
Three years on from The Beautiful South’s disbandment, Heaton proves with his second solo LP that he’s still capable of displaying a singularly ragged love of everyman Brit culture. Bombay mix, English cider and scampi bites all get a mention on the album’s title-track, and scuffed relationships are explored and examined against backdrops of pleasantly twanging guitars.
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