The lead guitar has taken centre stage and his ubiquitous melodic hooks dominate, to the extent that other instruments, such as keys and the rhythm section, are not so much a supporting cast as filler, every bit as dull as the guitar is electrifying. The songs are short, sometimes too short, and lack the mainstream accessibility that his previous project had.

I am with an overwhelming feeling that this was a tentative foray into a solo work, the equivalent of dipping your big toe into the pool to test the temperature. I don't doubt that The Demonstealer (or is it just Demonstealer these days) has the ability to strike out on his own, but seems to be held back by own (ahem) demons.