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Think Before You Speak, the 2007 debut from these spiky-of-guitars Londoners, was all about getting out of suburbia: tales of teen infatuation from the extremities of the Northern Line. This follow-up is about getting out of love. Singer Rhys Jones underwent a protracted break-up during the writing period and his heartbreak is writ large across this charmingly scratchy half-hour. “Times change, but I love you the same,” he warbles, like XTC’s Andy Partridge at his most emotionally fragile; “then she walks away.” No Hope, No Future? The boy got it bad.
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