Opener ‘Black Country Gothic’ captures the spirit of the Midlands duo’s debut and whole aesthetic. Your shouty punk lads and talky artsy bands are 10-a-penny, but there’s a bluesy depth here. Beneath a tower of soul as Moloney gives it what-for and Hicklin paints his hometown’s faded glory of “off-white angels kicking feral pigeons and picking up half-smoked nubbins” as a true noir epic; brute force and tenderness in equal measure. The spirit of Peaky Blinders but with scratch cards and hangovers over gore and cosplay.