Paul Steel makes as near perfect a pop racket as it's possible to get without breaking into Brian Wilson's garden and stealing his lucky underpants. There isn't a hint of (despite the title) unhappiness or boredom as for Mr. Steel it seems, the idea is to take as many joyous harmonies and melodies, mix them together and project the rainbow onto disc.

'In A Coma' sounds like the Super Furry Animals having a wild old orgy with Dogs Die In Hot Cars whilst the previously mentioned Brian Wilson does a spot of dogging from outside the window. Hand claps - check, tinkling ivories - check, Costello vocals - check, flippin' bells - check, and more squiggles and squirts of musical abandon in-between.

Oh and the pay-off just adds that little touch of comedic class.


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