Moseley is the creative hub of Birmingham. It’s the present of Greenwich Village’s bohemian past, Brum’s very own Shoreditch minus the Twats. No wonder it’s home to sonic pioneers, Pram.

In the build-up to recording this album, the band alternated their set list at gigs. One was strictly instrumental; the other solely containing songs featuring the spectral vocals of Pram founder, Rosie Cuckson. Presumably opener ‘The Empty Quarter’, a glacial soundscape if there ever was one, would have taken pride of place on the former, whereas ‘Salva’ which sees Cuckson enquiring like some throwback to a medieval witch, “Are you afraid of sugar, scared of salt?”, would have graced the latter.

Pram have been about for 17 years now. There’s nothing tired about their electronica-heavy sound, however. A line-up which includes Sam Owen on flute, clarinet, accordion, keyboards, guitar, bass, and melodica and trombonist/theremin player/stylophonist Harry Dawes ensures they redefine fresh.

(4½/5)