Until 2007, Ayers' last recorded work to get to market, this is free of the experiments in proto-metal and/or jazzy improv that leavened his 70's output but retains his gift for lyric and melody. Recorded in England with members of Fairground Attraction and loyal, late side-man Ollie Halsall, it's a likeable mostly acoustic outing with new material topped up with re-workings of former glories: a rare single B-side 'Thank You Very Much' (in a beautifully restrained synth landscaping by Anthony Moore) and "Banamour"'s 'When Your Parents Go To Sleep'. There are bonus tracks in alternate takes of two album tracks, showcasing Halsall's dexterity on vibes. And there's 'Work In Progress': perhaps the most telling of everything on offer here, it's a drole, throw-away ditty by solo Ayers on acoustic guitar, apparently recorded on a Sony Walkman by album producer Dave Vatch in a cab driving through Palma, Majorca. Funny yet poignant, it reveals a man in a state of detached (even confused) bemusement at the state we are all in. We - but not him.