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'', and is slower and sadder. It was panned by critics who accused it of being too commercial and labelled it "dad rock". The album was dismissed by David Belcher of '' The Herald'', who commented on its "strangled vocals" and "cringe-worthy lyrics." Nicholas Barber writing for ''

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'' concurred saying: "Much of the blame must rest on Simon Fowler. His mangled vocals and nonsense lyrics suggest that he doesn't know what it is he wants to communicate." The protest song "Profit in Peace" was the first single, with "So Low" and then a double release of "I Am the News"/"July". The song "Soul Driver" is dedicated to Paul Weller, who mentored the band. The album's cover photograph was taken in the Yew Garden at

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Track listing

#"Profit in Peace" – 4:14 #"So Low" – 3:54 #"I Am the News" – 4:03 #"No-one at All" – 3:34 #"Families" – 3:11 #"Step by Step" – 2:34 #"July" – 2:56 #"Jane She Got Excavated" – 3:35 #"Emily Chambers" – 2:40 #"Soul Driver" – 3:44 #"The Waves" – 6:08 #"I Won't Get Grazed" – 2:51

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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