“Have you ever tried to nap in a tour bus bunk? It’s a difficult task to shut out the constant activity of the world past the heavy plastic curtain one draws to provide the sole chance of privacy and rest.”
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“The break at the end where the track cuts to just the vocals in harmony- it’s like flight. Like taking a high dive and being suspended in that moment of near weightlessness before hitting the water. Poignant. Strong. Beautiful. All encompassing.”
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“Two girls with a saxophone and bass… a whirlwind of sound fluttering around with the most haunting voices. I am hooked.”
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“It’s a fizzing firecracker as befits a record whose opening lyrics are “don’t wanna be all work and no play” and whose opening song has the self-effacing title “B-Side At Best”. Not only are Robert Lloyd’s lyrics always playfully sardonic, they are pleasingly meta, continuing on the great work from their last full album “Mind Over Matter””
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“‘A Quiet Explosion’ was the B side of their second single but I think it is now generally recognised as the group’s greatest moment. It is way ahead of it’s time and not only their best number but in my opinion one of the best UK pop songs from the Sixties.”
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