Music

Multi-instrumentalist Jon Boden is best known for his award-winning folk work with John Spiers, but here she moves out of his comfort zone to produce this superb collection of quirky, lo-fi and slightly skewed love songs, with more than a nod to Tom Waits. Styles range from the distorted guitar riffs of ‘Pocketful Of Love’ to the chanson-like ‘Broken Things’ to the emotively sparse arrangement of the title track. But it’s Boden’s dark and brilliantly off-centre lyrics that unify the album.