Shine your bright light over me,
Lay your dreaming at my feet
Tim and Steven were certainly no strangers to massive sonic change within their respective works. No-Man’s own journey had been full of unexpected musical twists and turns, as their sound went from more experimental ambient like tracks to the loud and beat driven work of their debut and Wild Opera, with the majestic and lush Flowermouth in between them. In many ways, Returning Jesus is a continuation of the band’s early work, with the added benefit of time, experience and a stacked roster of guest musicians The first herald of this change in direction was a new release called
Carolina Skeletons EP
Carolina Skeletons EP is the closest there is a to a transitionary release between the frenetic nature of Wild Opera and the more dreamy worlds of Returning Jesus. It feels less of a general slide and more of an unexpected jump, as the album opens with perhaps the finest ballad of the band’s entire output. The title track is a beautiful look at the end of a relationship and how the passing of time effects the memories that are left behind, with some of Tim’s best lyrics and an equally powerful vocal performance.
Carolina Skeletons (like Sweetheart Raw, Taste My Dream, Teardrop Fall, Watching Over Me and Back When You Were Beautiful) was a co-write that began as an acoustic guitar song I’d initially written. I brought in a chord sequence that Steven developed further. In this case, like Back When You Were Beautiful, the verse chords would have been written by one of us and the chorus chords by the other.
Tim Bowness
“Something Falls” continues the No-Man tradition of reusing songs from other Steven Wilson related projects. This time around, the song’s acoustic guitar melody and chord progression are identical to the final section of Porcupine Tree’s epic The Sky Moves Sideways (Phase One), with added piano, fretless bass and electric guitar parts. The lyrics feel like a throwback to No-Man’s earlier works, as it seems to evoke shades of “Days in the Trees” and tracks from Speak.
Something Falls is a track that was written during the earliest Wild Opera sessions (so around Summer-Autumn 1994). We really liked it but it didn’t fit with anything else we were working on, so we left it until the right project came up (see Lighthouse, Love You To Bits etc). As such, it may have preceded The Sky Moves Sideways or be contemporaneous to it, so may not have been a case of Steven recycling ideas as it may have been the origin of the PT sequence
Tim Bowness
“Close Your Eyes” is the end product of a nearly 12 year journey that started with the track “Desert Heart” off of the original 1993 edition of Speak. While the basic rhythm and vocal pattern was kept, the rest of the track was built from the ground-up, featuring live drums as opposed to the original programmed drums, and additional bass and trumpet parts recorded by Porcupine Tree bassist Colin Edwin and trumpet player Ian Carr respectively. Guest percussionist Rick Edwards, who last worked with Steven on the original “Moonloop” improv a four years prior, also contributes to the track The track also features some of Steven’s finest textural guitar, a technique that he would continue to tinker with to the present day.
Closer “Carolina Reprise” is to “Carolina Skeletons” as “Days In The Trees (Bach)” is to “Days In The Trees (Mahler)” That is to say, a stripped down and isolated version of the one of the tracks’ main musical motifs. In the case of “Carolina Reprise,” it’s a repeat of the opening piano section. It serves as a nice way to bookend the release and continues the theme of the passing of time that “Carolina Skeletons” expresses as it evokes the feeling of a faded memory that one can’t seem to get into focus beyond a few hazy details.
Released in August of 1998 the EP once again flew under the radar, and generated the least amount of sales or reviews of any No-Man release up to that point. As part of the promotion for the release, an extremely rare radio edit of Carolina Skeletons was created but it is unknown if the song received any air play. “Something Falls” and “Carolina Reprise” would see inclusion on the 2006 compilation All The Blue Changes while “Carolina Skeleton” and a different version of “Close Your Eyes” would be included on Returning Jesus.
Tracklist (All Versions)
- Carolina Skeletons
- Something Falls
- Close Your Eyes
- Carolina Reprise
1. “Carolina Skeletons” – 5:08
- Vocals/Words – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never see the dawn.
Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never face the sun.The love goes by and the life runs dry,
Pulls the tinsel from her hair.
She loses sight in the velvet night,
Drops a tin can by the chair.Through all the tiny victories and the big defeats,
It’s Carolina skeletons that keep her rooted to her seat.Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never read the signs.
Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never have the time.The love goes by and the life runs dry,
Pulls the tinsel from her hair.
She dreams of flight in the velvet night,
Throws a tin can in the air.
Through all the tiny victories and the big defeats,
It’s Carolina skeletons that keep her rooted to her seat.
Through all the shitty obstacles and all the words so sweet,
It’s Carolina skeletons that make her stranger when she eats.
2. “Something Falls” – 3:34
- Vocals/Words – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
You’re still too near it to feel it.
You’re still too near it to fear it.Something has fallen on you.
Something has fallen on me.
Just listen to the trees sing,
Just listen to the trees.I’d fall down on the forest groves,
And kneel and pray for you.
I’d fall down on the earth and leaves,
I’d cry and die for you.You’re still too near it to feel it.
You’re still too near it to fear it.
3. “Close Your Eyes” – 7:47
- Vocals/Words – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Percussion – Rick Edwards
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
His hands were hard,
Your face was soft.
He kissed your heavy head
And then you lost your strength.
Now, nothing shows.
You’re empty now.
He kissed your heavy head
And then you lost it.
Close your eyes to the world,
Close your eyes.
Dive in deep for the pearl.
You shine your torch
Into the sky.
You watch the darkness grow,
It makes you want to cry.
Close your eyes to the world,
Close your eyes.
Dive in deep for the pearl.
Close your eyes to the world,
Close your eyes.
Dive in deep for the pearl.
His hands were hard,
Your face was soft.
He kissed your heavy head
And then you lost your strength.You break like a child,
Like a child you break,
You swim aloneLike a child.
4. “Carolina Reprise” – 3:00
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
Instrumental
World of Bright Futures and Alias Grace
While work with No-Man was ongoing, Tim had also branched out to form the band Samuel Smiles. The group saw Tim partnering up with his former Plenty bandmate and guitarist Mike Bearpark, along with keyboardist (and later Burning Shed co-founder) Peter Chilvers and woodwinds/percussionist Myke Clifford. The band’s sound was more art rock and folk orientated compared to the atmospheric pieces No-Man were working on. While they had conducted various live sessions in 1991 and 1996, it wouldn’t be until 1999 that the group’s first studio effort, World of Bright Futures, would be released via Hidden Art.
Tucked among the collection of new material, reworked Plenty tracks and select covers, was a completely new rendition of “Watching Over Me.” This version dropped the elaborate strings and atmospheric guitar parts, instead opting for a simple and stripped down layout that was quite similar to the to the 1994 BBC acoustic session. Steven, percussionist Rick Edwards and bassist Colin Edwin all reprise their roles along with contributions from vocalist Sandra O’Neill.
Sandra O’Neill’s own vocal project, a collaboration with Peter Chilvers called Alias Grace, had previously recorded their own version of “Tulip,” which had renamed to “Talk Simple.” This version credits Tim along with Peter as writers, with Peter handling all instruments in a similar fashion to Steven with early No-Man releases, while retaining Tim’s original lyrics. Tim also appeared on backing vocals for the track “Cry Sweet Child.”
1. Alias Grace -“Talk Simple” – 3:28
- Vocals – Sandra O’Neill
- Instruments – Peter Chilvers
- Lyrics – Tim Bowness
Talk slow, talk simple
Talk to you about my life.
Stand down, stand easy
Throw my flowers in the fireI need somebody to hold my hand
I need somebody who understandsHow to be crazy
And how to feel loved
And how to see the magic
In the streetlamps and the cars.And how to be crazy
And how to feel love
And how to see the beauty
In the gutter and the stars.Lie down, lie easy
And forget this dying world.
3. Tim Bowness/Samuel Smiles – “(Watching) Over Me” – 3:34
- Vocals/Words – Tim Bowness
- Electric Guitar/Additional Production – Steven Wilson
- Backing Vocals – Sandra O’Neill
- Double Bass – Colin Edwin
- Percussion – Rick Edwards
- Piano – Peter Chilvers
- Written by Tim Bowness
I look at your face,
You take me to the place
Where I don’t know anything,
Anything at all.You flutter and dance,
I ramble and rant.
I don’t know anything
But I feel that if I fall
You’ll beWatching over me,
Watching over me,
Watching over me.
I feel that if I fall
You’ll be
Watching over me,
Watching over me,
Watching over me,
Singing angel songs to right my wrongs.The world leaves no trace
On my stainless face,
My days are clearer now
My nights are right.
I can never retreat.
I can never repeat
This hope for all the things
I know I’ll never know.
I feel youWatching over me
Watching over me
Watching over me
And I can dream of love again
I feel you
Watching over me
Watching over me
Watching over me.
The live versions of “Walker,” “Tulip/Talk Simple,” “Watching Over Me”, “Beaten By Love,” “All That You Are” and “Days in the Trees” performed by Tim Bowness/Samuel Smiles will be covered in a future section.
The Sky Goes All The Way Home
Tied with The Wolf And The Moon – Drop 6 for the most obscure compilation to feature an exclusive No-Man track, The Sky Goes All The Way Home was a charity compilation released in 2000 and created by the label Voiceprint. Tim and Steven found themselves in good company with the compilation including exclusive pieces by the likes of Rick Wakeman, Robert Fripp and Peter Hammill. No-Man’s contribution is the track “Like A Child,” which is a heavily remixed version of “Close Your Eyes” “Like a Child” would reappear as a bonus track on certain reissues of Returning Jesus.
15. “Like A Child” – 4:10
- Remixing – Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness
Lyrics Unknown
Returning Jesus
From the beginning, Returning Jesus was a very different beast compared to the previous three no-man albums. While the sessions for the album proper ran from early 1998 until 2001, the pieces themselves had already begun to take shape as early as 1988. In what would not the be the last time, Tim and Steven found themselves revisiting old demos and breathing new life into forgotten songs. In a similar fashion too, the material felt more expansive, harking back to the work the two had done on the tracks that would become the album Speak.
“A lot of my career has been about me thinking, ‘OK, I’ve done that, what can I do next that is different.’ It’s always been that way with me and it’s the same with Tim. So we might have said, ‘Well, you know, we’ve done the Wild Opera thing, we’ve done the beats thing, we’ve worked with the rhythms and the industrial rhythms. Let’s go in complete opposite direction now and let’s do something really epic and romantic and textured.‘ It probably was us just trying to do something that was almost a reaction against what came before.”
Steven Wilson
When it came to the core roster of musicians for the record, Tim and Steven would bring back several familiar faces. From Porcupine Tree, came the bass virtuoso Colin Edwin, while from JBK and No-Man’s first two albums came drummer Steve Jansen. Rounding off the core lineup would be flute/saxophone player Theo Travis, who had already contributed to several Porcupine Tree releases over the previous few years and would go on to contribute to future No-Man and Steven Wilson solo records.
“Only Rain” was the final product of a nearly seven-year process of tinkering that could be traced back to David Kosten’s contribution of “Natural Neck” to Flowermix, on Tim’s behalf. The piece was explored further by Tim and David, with it at one point being earmarked for a collaborative album that failed to materialize. It would be at this stage that Ian Carr’s trumpet would be added, along with additional effects courtesy of David. Despite the project being shelved, Tim turned the track over to Steven, who added the double bass of Colin Edwin and the stunning guitar of Ben Christophers. The final touches would be a rerecorded set of vocals from Tim, bringing the song full circle. With its spacious arrangement and plaintive yet powerful lyrics, “Only Rain” drives the massive sonic change home that was first previewed with the Carolina Skeletons EP three years prior.
“No Defense” is an extremely poignant reflection of personal trials and tribulations by Tim, in a similar fashion to “My Revenge on Seattle.” The song features a stunning muted trumpet reprieve played by Ute/The Black Jesus Experience trumpeter Ian Dixon, which is played against the droning sound of Steven’s organ for a wonderous result.
“Open Your Eyes” underwent a few changes between the release of the album and its original appearance on the Carolina Skeletons EP. While most of the changes involve differences in mixing and track length, the biggest addition is the presence of Ian Dixon’s flugelhorn. It’s another example of Tim’s long running track record of tweaking and modifying tracks between various releases, both in the studio and on the road.
In contrast, “Carolina Skeletons” remained virtually unchanged since its EP release several years prior. It’s sense of intimacy fits rather well with the overall tone of the album.
“Outside The Machine” continues this sense of intimacy with another look at a moment of personal crisis from Tim. Built around Steve Jansen’s solid brushwork, the song has some of Tim’s most imaginative lyrics and one of his strongest vocal performances. The effects laden guitar outro conjures the work of Yes guitarist Steve Howe at his best, while also including layered soundscapes that build up and surround Tim’s desperate plea for understanding.
The title track is a true work of minimalism. From its simple yet effective gamelan pattern to its wonderous harpsichord, it’s a true masterpiece in mood. The track’s almost post-rock atmosphere not only channels Tim and Steven’s hero Mark Hollis, but also begins to show the direction the band would move towards with 2003’s Together We’re Stranger.
“Slow it all Down” takes the minimalism approach even further, as it ditches vocals all together and instead relies on the rock-solid arrangement chops of Steven and Tim. The track features the return of Ben Christophers’ acoustic guitar and the flugelhorn of Ian Dixon playing against Steven’s programmed beats and droning organ. It also sees a fine saxophone performance from Theo Travis, channeling his previous work with Steven on the Bass Communion ambient albums.
“The Returning Jesus session was relaxed but very focused. A quick listen to the track, a few words about the mood and the placement/functions of the trumpet in the arrangement and then a take straight through. Then a few more words about the mood and another take, sometimes to get closer to Tim and Steve’s idea and sometimes to give contrasting choices as the tunes were in different states of completeness, some quite finished, some more skeletal.”
Ian Dixon
In a similar fashion to “Only Rain,” “Lighthouse” was the end result of a string of songs dating back to the aborted follow-up to Flowermouth. The song began life as a simple guitar line that was both demoed by Tim and Steven as the track “Song from the Heart” and as part of a song by the Scottish singer Fish called “Say It with Flowers.” Even at this stage, “Song from the Heart” showed promise, featuring one of Tim’s finest vocal lines. It would be from this that the various demos of Lighthouse would be built off of, with Steven adding a set of pre-programmed drums and Tim expanding the lyrics. This full version would occasionally be tinkered with in the coming years, including a rendition featuring a more minimalist electronic middle section and wordless vocals, but was mostly put on the back burner as other projects came and went. It was revived in full during the recording of the album, where its programmed drums were finally replaced with one of Steve Jansen’s finest performances.
The aggressive, almost free-jazz like drum solo at the tracks end was a late addition courtesy of Steven and Tim’s desire to see Steve Jansen “let rip.” The tinkering of the track would continue even after its release, with the updated live version on Love and Endings, featuring additional vocals and a more dynamic performance, being a favorite of Tim’s.
“We were always working on it, developing different mixes, different versions, changing the tempo. So it wasn’t a question of revisiting. I think it was just a question of finally saying, it’s done after six years.”
Steven Wilson
“All That You Are” was dates back to the period of activity following the release of Wild Opera. In a similar fashion to some of No-Man’s earliest recordings, the song was workshopped live, although in this case by Tim’s Samuel Smiles project. A live version of this was included on the CD “The Way We Used To Live.” The track is a stunning and emotional powerhouse that conjures the emotions of “Things Change” while trading in the violin solo for heavenly organ sounds and soprano vocalizations.
Released on the 26th of February 2001, the album saw critical praise from publications like Q, Uncut and Mojo. It also saw praise from the burgeoning world of online music sites that were just beginning to take shape. Prior to its release, a 12 track promo was issued featuring the tracks “Darkroom, “Until Tomorrow,” “Chelsea Cap.” These three tracks would end up seeing release as part of the “All That You Are” EP released in 2003. In 2006, the album saw a limited vinyl pressing courtesy of Tonefloat, the first time a No-Man record had been released on vinyl in 12 years. This particular release also included the EP tracks mentioned above as well as a few alternate versions and demos. The 2017 CD reissues would retain these bonus tracks, while it’s vinyl companion would ditch the demoes and alternate mixes, only keeping the EP tracks. Finally, “Caroline Skeletons,” “Only Rain” and the title track, along with “Chelsea Cap” and “Something Falls” from the All That You Are EP and Carolina Skeletons EP respectively, would be included on the 2005 compilation All The Blue Changes.
“Amusingly, one of the few bad reviews I saw for Returning Jesus was as perceptive as anything written about the album or the band. The journalist said something along the lines of, ‘I don’t like anything about this album and what makes it even worse is that it’s obvious the band themselves love it.’ Then and now, the only response I have to that is, ‘Quite right!”
Tim Bowness
Tracklist (2001 Release)
1. Only Rain
2. No Defense
3. Close Your Eyes
4. Carolina Skeletons
5. Outside The Machine
6. Returning Jesus
7. Slow It All Down
8. Lighthouse
9. All That You Are
Tracklist (2017 two-disc reissue)
Disc One – Returning Jesus
1. Only Rain
2. No Defense
3. Close Your Eyes
4. Carolina Skeletons
5. Outside The Machine
6. Returning Jesus
7. Slow It All Down
8. Lighthouse
9. All That You Are
Disc Two – EP Tracks / Demos / Alternate Versions
1. Something Falls
2. Close Your Eyes (EP Version)
3. Carolina Reprise
4. Until Tomorrow (Hifi)
5. Chelsea Cap
6. Darkroom
7. Until Tomorrow (Lofi)
8. Song About The Heart
9. Lighthouse (First Demo)
10. Darkroom (Alternate Version)
11. Like A Child
12. Chelsea Cap (Alternate Version)
13. Lighthouse (Second Demo)
14. Slow It All Down (Long Version)
15. All That You Are (Demo)
1. “Only Rain” – 7:24
- Vocals – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Double Bass – Colin Edwin
- Drums – Steve Jansen
- Trumpet – Ian Carr
- Acoustic Guitar – Ben Christophers
- Synthesizer, cymbals, additional production – David Kosten
- Written by Bowness/Wilson/Kosten
What can you say?
A million ways to stay the same
Day after day
A million ways to pass the blameYou catch me and hold me
No more fountains, only rain
2. “No Defense” – 5:20
- Vocals – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Bass – Colin Edwin
- Drums – Steve Jansen
- Trumpet – Ian Dixon
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
You have climbed
And the climb left you blind
Too much to think about
Too little to doBut you pull through
You always pull throughIt goes slow
Answer questions you don’t want to know
Too much to think about
Too little, it’s true
But you pull through
You always pull throughNo defense against the pounds
And against the pence
Love it all
No defenseThe voice that left the ladies moist
Is running out of choice
Losing pace and losing poise
Losing out to some awful noiseSleep awake
Sleep awake for nowNo defense against the pounds
And against the pence
Love it all
No defenseNo disgrace
To close your eyes and to quit the chase
Love it all
No disgrace
3. “Close Your Eyes” – 8:25
- Vocals – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Percussion – Rick Edwards
- Flugelhorn – Ian Dixon
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
His hands were hard
Your face was soft
He kissed your heavy head
And then you lost your strengthNow, nothing shows
You’re empty now
He kissed your heavy head
And then you lost itClose your eyes to the world
Close your eyes
Dive in deep for the pearlYou shine your torch
Into the sky
You watch the darkness grow
It makes you want to cryClose your eyes to the world
Close your eyes
Dive in deep for the pearlClose your eyes to the world
Close your eyes
Dive in deep for the pearlHis hands were hard
Your face was soft
He kissed your heavy head
And then you lost your strengthYou break like a child
Like a child you break
You swim aloneLike a child
4. “Carolina Skeletons” – 5:08
- Vocals – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never see the dawn.
Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never face the sun.The love goes by and the life runs dry,
Pulls the tinsel from her hair.
She loses sight in the velvet night,
Drops a tin can by the chair.Through all the tiny victories and the big defeats,
It’s Carolina skeletons that keep her rooted to her seat.Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never read the signs.
Cowboy Kate came too late,
She’ll never have the time.The love goes by and the life runs dry,
Pulls the tinsel from her hair.
She dreams of flight in the velvet night,
Throws a tin can in the air.Through all the tiny victories and the big defeats,
It’s Carolina skeletons that keep her rooted to her seat.Through all the shitty obstacles and all the words so sweet,
It’s Carolina skeletons that make her stranger when she eats.
5. “Outside The Machine” – 5:46
- Vocals – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Drums – Steve Jansen
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
I’m tired, I’m cold
Untied and feeling oldYou’re all lit up like catherine wheels
You’re all lit up, but you’re not realI don’t need you
Not like I used to do
I don’t need you
Not like I did
Hate confusion, need advice
Love illusion, need adviceWhat does it mean to be a part of you?
How does it feel inside the heart of you?I don’t need you
Not like I used to do
I don’t need you
Not like I didOutside the machine
Left alone with my dreams
Outside the machine
All lit up, somebody screamsWhat does it mean to be a part of you?
Tried to get inside the very heart of you
6. “Returning Jesus” – 5:19
- Words – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
Slow it all down, slow it all down, it always moves so fast
Slow it all down, slow it all down, it always moves too fastFollow me down, follow me down, to where I’ll always be
Follow me down, follow me down, to where I’ll always beI don’t want to stay a million miles away, a million miles away
I don’t want to stay a million miles away, a million miles away
7. “Slow It All Down” – 3:42
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Drums – Steve Jansen
- Flugelhorn – Ian Dixon
- Acoustic Guitar – Ben Christophers
- Saxophone – Theo Travis
- Written by Steven Wilson
Instrumental
8. “Lighthouse” – 8:12
- Vocals – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Bass/Double Bass – Colin Edwin
- Drums – Steve Jansen
- Flute – Theo Travis
- Written by Bowness/Wilson
I never meant this
I never meant anything like thisAnd that’s the story
I never met anyone like youCome to me
And make it special
Come to me
And make it real
Come to me and make it special
Come to me and make me feelShine your bright light over me
And help me seeI walked on water
I came through slaughter just for youCome to me
And make it special
Come to me
And make it realCome to me and make it special
Come to me and make me feelShine your bright light over me
Lay your dreaming at my feetThe heartbreak notes
And the laboured jokesThe trashy years
And the random tearsFollow me down to where I’ll always be
9. “All That You Are” – 4:44
- Vocals – Tim Bowness
- Instruments – Steven Wilson
- Drums – Steve Jansen
- Written by Tim Bowness
Let me quit the chase
Let me touch your face
Let me take your hand
And love all that you areLet me understand
All your secret plans
Let me take your hand
And love all that you areThis is not my life
This is not my pain
But it kills me all the same
Let me take your hand
And love all that you areLet me hear your song
Let me do no wrong
Let me take your hand
And love all that you areLet me comfort you
When the world seems blue
Let me take your hand
And love all that you areThis is not my life
This is not my pain
But it kills me all the sameLet me take your hand
And love all that you are
The Wolf And The Moon – Drop 6
Easily the most obscure No-Man related release, the compilation The Wolf And The Moon – Drop 6 would features a remix of the track “The Raven Poems,” originally by Arlo Bigazzi, Claudio Chianura & Lance Henson, titled “Bird Shadows, Wolf & Moon.” The remix was done at the behest of the label Materiali Sonori, who had previously released the 1999 edition of Speak. The compilation also featured remixes and reconstructions from Porcupine Tree member Richard Barbieri and soon to be no-man collaborator Roger Eno. “Bird Shadows, Wolf & Moon” remains exclusive to this compilation.
8. “Bird Shadows, Wolf & Moon” – 6:13
- Drum Programming, Sampler, Keyboards – Steven Wilson
- Mixed By, Arranged By – No-Man
- Sampler – Claudio Chianura
- Voice – Lance Henson
- Written by Bigazzi/Chianura/Wilson
Lyrics Unavailable
Looking back some 20 years after it’s release, it’s clear to see Returning Jesus for the massive turning point that it was for Tim and Steven. Not only did it manage to revive interest in the band, but it served as the foundation upon which the band’s next two album’s, 2003’s Together We’re Stranger and 2008’s Schoolyard Ghosts, would work off of sonically.
Dedicated to the memory of Kate Chapman
All The Blue Changes 