Bristol, UK scene staple Sam Jones (now relocated to Melbourne, Australia) has been playing as The Balky Mule for nearly a decade, but his involvement in other bands (Movietone, Flying Saucer Attack, Minotaur Shock, Third Eye Foundation) made his recording and gigging sporadic. This is his much-anticipated full-length debut, collecting songs recorded over the past five years. It can be placed in the same rich vein of very British outsiders like Hood, Pram, Bark Psychosis, Talk Talk, The Pastels, or Robert Wyatt. His sound also reveals allegiances to Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Jonathan Richman, Smog, and early Beck. His vocal is unmistakably English, its grain and tone similar to The Kinks' Ray Davies, while his haunting-of-the-everyday lyrical style recalls Syd Barrett.