This is a splendid album, brilliantly performed and recorded; it is forward-looking and completely able to hold its own in the contemporary metal world

Continues a powerful run of modern classics from an artist who shows no sign of slowing down

The Mancunian icon confronts modern malaise, fractured times and the shifting sands of the now with restless, life-affirming rock ’n’ roll with an added post punk inventiveness

Like a best friend you aint seen in years, its great to hear the return of those grasping vocals

So how joyous it is to discover that, almost 50 years into his career, McCulloch has rediscovered the sprite-like majesty and mischief that defined the group’s most spirited work

It’s a sound that speaks to those in psychic pain, although the message is not necessarily comforting