Today the sun is shining on the south of England for the first time since I don't know when, and in celebration of this fact, and the arrival of this web site, I've been sitting in my garden listening to Solid State Warrior.

How long have we waited for this?  How long?  And how many times have I heard over the years, 'Hey, if you like Jellyfish, you'll love this', only to be utterly disheartened by yet another palid pastiche.

But at last, here it is, and it is quite sublime.  

In fact it's had the same effect that Bellybutton had on be back in - blimey - 1990.  After days and days of dreary grey skies in Nottingham, I came across Bellybutton in the local record shop on the day of its release. I spent my last tenner (I was a student) and - I kid you not - the clouds cleared, the sun shone down, and the gloom lifted.  No matter how many times I hear that album - and God knows I should be sick of it by now - it always gives me the same uplifting feeling.

I don't know what Roger put in those songs back then, but whatever it was, it's here in abundance on Solid State Warrior.

Along with the release of the ID demos, we've been utterly indulged over the last few months.  It's quite overwhelming really.  In fact, I think I need to go and have a lie down.  In the sun.  With my headphones.

-Matthew