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1. Golden Beasts (0:30) horns like Chicago or Frogg Café! Nice album intro (though might've been better as an interlude). (4/5)

2. "Here Come the Moles" (4:55) funk with horns! Tower of Power, the JBs, or Billie Preston. But then female vocalist Sophie Sexon (or is it Lavinia Blackwell?) joins in in the third minute displaying her pretty but very pitchy voice. (8.5/10)

3. "Man Overboard" (3:46) light, fun, and melodic like the fun side of Canterbury--with horns. Sounds most like Dutch band SUPERSISTER. A top three song. (9/10)

4. "Smoking Again" (3:51) raspy male vocalist reminds me more of a blues-rock singer like Dr. John or What is this? (7.75/10)

5. "Willow's Song" (3:33) never thought I'd hear this song from anyone other than DOVES. Though an okay arrangement, the song put on display the flaws in female vocalist Sophie Sexon's pitch-imperfect voice. (7.75/10) 6. "Red Rum" (3:03) horns with bluesy guitar and rhythm section. Once again, I'm reminded of FROGG CAFÉ-- without the vocals. (8.5/10) 7. "All Alone Stone" (5:24) gorgeous flugelhorn, trumpet and Fender Rhodes-led intro leads into sensitive KHAN/MAGIC BUS-like song. Very nice piano chord progressions and fuzz bass/space guitar. A top three song for me. (8.75/10)

8. "Magistellus" (4:17) jazz-rock (with background horns) and double female lead vocalists makes for a pleasant song. The compositions are showing signs of greater sophistication. (8.5/10)

9. "Wyverns" (4:31) sounds like a wild stage jam with several riffs and themes starting and shifting seemingly unbeknownst to the other players. Somehow, it all kind of works. (8.25/10) 10. "Bouffant Tail" (1:12) should have been titled something like "male soloists jizz on a chalkboard." (2/5)

11. "Cat Fool" (3:20) the song Burt Bacharach and Daevid Allen never recorded together (or apart). Now we know why. (8/10)

12. "Too Much Belly Not Enough Paw" (0:45) very nice cinematic outro. (4.5/5)

Total Time 39:07

C/three stars; some nice music to try out for yourselves.

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