The Verve fought their way to the top of the Britpop pile with a series of triumphant, world-beating anthems, but since their dissolution, frontman Richard Ashcroft’s muse has led him further into introspective, acoustic territory. Quite heartening, then, that his third album kicks off with a mighty burst of brass, an ecstatic Motown rhythm and in "Why Not Nothing?", one of his most bullish, headstrong lyrics in recent memory.

Track Listing

Why Not Nothing?
Music Is Power
Break The Night With Colour
Words Just Get In The Way
Keys To The World
Sweet Brother Malcolm
Cry Til The Morning
Why Do Lovers?
Simple Song
World Keeps Turning