content: I'm afraid i must disagree with those ...[deleted by Amazon.com without poster's permission]... that see much 'gone to earth' or 'secrets of the beehive' influence here. It strikes me as much more bluesy, Rain-Tree-Crow-esque, primarily because guitarist Marc Ribot is no Robert Fripp, or even a David Torn or Phil Palmer. Indeed, Ribot almost spoils the work for me, his horrible little yuppie-jazz flourishes on 'I Surrender' and crude, clichéd soloing on 'Midnight Sun' being the most obvious crimes. This is decent music, and decent Sylvian in Rain Tree Crow mode, but anyone looking for Weatherbox-era music will almost certainly be disappointed.