This fire-fuelled lyrical tirade begins the chorus to the title track of Rice's second single, Woman like a Man. I've never heard a bloke sound like Tori Amos before, but Rice does, his inflections jumpy and stalling, then lingering longingly.

But the chorus, despite the lyrics, moves in a direction akin to chirpy American-spun folk, bringing to mind early Don McLean. Yet ultimately Rice needs to break the shackles of his musical influences and reach further into himself for inspiration.