I will buy a new album by Gomez without hearing any of the songs on it. So far, only Abandoned Shopping Trolley Hotline has come close to being a disappointment.

So I just got A New Tide and I’m loving their lush sounds again. The sun’s even come out for them.

They’re playing Manchester Academy on the 30th. I’d rush out and buy tickets. If I hadn’t already got some for Jim Bob doing an acoustic set in The Lass O’ Gowrie on the same night. If I wasn’t listening to such good music I’d be annoyed about that.