Second album of the month comes from the New Model Army.

Before Between Dog And Wolf was written the long serving bass player, Nelson, left the band and this signals a slight change to the NMA sound - whereas previous albums were bass led this is a sound of the drums coming to the fore. Layers of  percussive and tribal rhythms underpin the album

The opener Horsemen is a very understated start with the drums almost having that Adam Ant Burundi feel.

March in September could be a lost track from the Thunder & Consolation sessions with violin an backing woo-woo's , while Seven Times is more muscular with a memorable hook.

Justin Sullivan's lyrics are less political this time round with a world weariness to the likes of I Need More Time where he laments still having so much to say.

Qasr El Nil Bridge examines the Egyptian revolution and mixes the traditional NMA sound, sample of the rebellion and middle eastern influence to mesmerising effect.

The title track boast a chorus you can see a heaving mass of bodies shouting out loud in the live arena.

Yet for all the percussion, one of the stand out tracks contains no drums at all. Knievel is a heartfelt poem to the daredevil where Justin asks "did they come to see a man fall or to see him fly?"
A truly beautiful track

This is seriously the strongest NMA album since the Love of Hopeless Causes twenty years ago and for consistency even beats that.

A band of 30 years standing shouldn't be making albums this good but that they have should be fully celebrated