Texan-pysch rockers Midlake formed in 1999 after meeting at the University of North Texas. Although influenced by jazz and funk tendancies, they incorporate the music of early Radiohead and Grandaddy along with lo-fi, electronica and 70s vintage-pop all tinged with their Southern charm.

Everyone has a favorite band or singer they reckon is subject to criminal neglect. That John Grant's effortlessly rich, expansive baritone, couched in typically heartbreaking, lush melody, hasn't found a wider audience indeed drives his fans to consider a crime. But no longer. Because Grant's first solo album, following three undervalued studio albums (and one similar covers compilation) fronting The Czars, is so undeniably great that the world will surely listen.