The reluctantly rabble-rousing Gene were a more thoughtful band than the unambiguous Britpop era allowed, but after eight years away, front-man Martin Rossiter seems uncharacteristically comfortable alone at the piano.
His unadorned debut’s starkly sparse opener, a ten minute minimalist meditation on failed fatherhood entitled Three Points On A Compass, is an unequalled highpoint, but tunes pitched somewhere between Wesleyan psalms and torch songs prove perfect vessels for Rossiter’s articulate, blackly comic lyrics.
You lost a 20th century indie band to gain a 21st century solo artist.
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John Robins, Comedian
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com