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Relaxed and enjoyable, the song muses on the experience of emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown to cautiously greet the outside world (“What about the clear blue skies? If that doesn’t get you on the dancefloor, ‘Slapbang’ with its retro-inspired and bluesy sonics certainly will!For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered. THE great French pianist Cedric Tiberghien is just the man to tackle Beethoven’s many sets of Variations for piano. People are generally having a shitty time at the moment, but for different reasons,” Hucknall said in an interview with Manchester Evening News. Bringing in a change of pace, the ethereal synth ballad Let Your Hair Down follows, making for a smooth and sultry addition to the best Simply Red songs; Mick Hucknall’s soulful falsetto adds an extra layer of emotional depth, but the real standout is Suzuki’s blissful guitar solo. The 12-track record is the band’s first in four years and was recorded with longtime producer Andy Wright.

The jazzy Butterflies, originally written for Cyndi Lauper, celebrates the reopening of the world after lockdown. The couple subsequently lost touch (‘You didn’t show, so then my heart was aching… you seemed lost for sure’) before marrying in 2010. To be able to create something that is then shared with millions of people all over the world – what a joy,” Hucknall has said. Time’ builds up to the penultimate track, the highly infectious ‘Butterflies’, which was originally written as a rock ’n’ roll number for Hucknall’s good friend Cyndi Lauper and the album closer ‘Earth in a Lonely Space’ (which is one of the albums highlights) a rousing, gospel-inspired track with its anthemic chorus is set to become a Simply Red classic in years to come.Both songs nod to 1991’s silky Stars, the UK’s best-selling album two years running and a record that cemented Hucknall’s status as one of the best singers of his generation. Driven by a pulsing beat and a growling wah-wah bassline, the next song, Just Like You, is a funky pop track blessed with Nile Rodgers-esque work from guitarist Kenji Suzuki. Planning a sequel must have been daunting, so it’s no surprise that Parks, 22, has refined the laid-back styles that made her first album so absorbing. Named after a line in British director Joanna Hogg’s autobiographical movie about film school, My Soft Machine offers another warm embrace rather than a roller coaster ride. Whilst there’s some absolute floor fillers on this album, there’s also some more poignant moments of self-reflection like on ‘Shades 22’ which use the metaphor of wearing sunglasses in the rain as hiding away.