You could (not unreasonably) argue that despite them clearly being more technically accomplished by the time of this album that they were perhaps less loveable. It's an argument I've heard before, but the strength of the songs on this album gets sadly overlooked. 'What Presence', 'Lean Period', 'Too Sensitive', 'Salmon Fishing In New York' are amongst Collins' best songs, and this album deserves much more love than it gets. I probably just about prefer the debut, and the Glasgow School compilation is great too, but this is still one of my favourite indie pop albums (by anybody).
Part two of the Lips' nigh on perfect 95-99 trilogy, and the weirdest album of the three (and not because of its' unique release format). If it weren't for my self-imposed 'two albums per artists' rule, both this and The Soft Bulletin would be on my chart (alongside Clouds Taste Metallic and the earlier Priest Driven Ambulance). This is the real 'transition album' in the post-1990 Lips canon, seamlessly straddling their arty '90s alt. rock tendencies with the triumphant, sweeping pop that would follow. Any Lips fan, no matter how casual, should hear this album.
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