Expectations are inevitably high when the man who many consider to be this country’s greatest songwriter decides to release a debut solo album. When the man in question is Gareth Liddiard of the Drones, hopes reach fever pitch and critics drool all over their superlatives.

Fans of Liddiard’s raw and ragged storytelling will delight in this record, as his stripped-back style is very much to the fore. Lurid tales, inner demons and ghosts abound. Take a strange trip, become a strange tourist, and enjoy.