You could be forgiven for thinking Daniel Wylie spent a long time in Manchester early in the 1990s. His cover of the Wishbone Ash song Time Was takes a long look in the rear view mirror, picking out the groovy sound of the Hacienda. It's something of an eye-opener after the sunshine pop of last year's Ramshackle Beauty, Wylie's tuneful return from the wilderness.

Normal service is closer to being resumed for the two acoustically based B-sides, although even here the Glaswegian seems keen to experiment with new sounds - a throbbing organ accompanying Walking In My Shoes - and an angrier approach to lyrics, laying into his subject with the put down; "You're a sad excuse for a man."

It seems the former Rough Ryder is feeling a little restless on this EP, which makes sense given that he has already moved on to the LP after next and changed his style significantly. He's a man whose music is well worth keeping an eye (and ear) open for.