. ▁The ▁figure ▁of ▁Death ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁track . ▁" The ▁Oxford ▁Girl ", ▁s ung ▁un ac comp an ied , ▁is ▁about ▁an ▁apparently ▁motiv eless ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁by ▁her ▁erst while ▁lo ver . ▁The ▁long ▁instrument al ▁sections ▁which ▁were ▁such ▁a ▁feature ▁of ▁Anth ems ▁In ▁E den , ▁are ▁absent , ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁start ▁and ▁end ▁of ▁" P la ins ▁of ▁Water lo o ". ▁The ▁male ▁ch orus ▁is ▁present ▁on ▁only ▁one ▁track , ▁" The ▁B old ▁Fish erman ". ▁The ▁them atic ▁unity ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁cent res ▁on ▁murder , ▁class ▁conflict ▁and ▁bet ray al . ▁" The ▁Out land ish ▁Knight " ▁concerns ▁a ▁serial ▁k iller . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Austin ▁John ▁Marshall , ▁Sh ir ley ' s ▁husband ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁Re ject ed ▁love ▁plays ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁some ▁songs , ▁and ▁this ▁might ▁echo ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Sh ir ley ▁and ▁Austin ▁were ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁divor cing ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Arr ang ements ▁are ▁provided ▁by ▁Dol ly ▁Collins ▁( Sh ir ley ' s ▁sister ), ▁who ▁plays ▁fl ute - organ ▁and ▁piano , ▁and ▁gives ▁a ▁minor ▁key ▁accompan iment ▁to ▁some ▁songs . ▁It ▁is ▁almost ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁singer ▁and ▁the ▁instrument al ists ▁are ▁in ▁different ▁world s . ▁On ▁the ▁tracks ▁which ▁have ▁har ps ich ord ▁accompan iment ▁( Christ opher