Consumer Guide Album

Jon Langford: Gubbins [self-released, 2023]
"Songs that fell between the cracks, tunes too exuberant and twisted to hang with the popular crowd, stuff he just forgot about pleasantly surprised the old Welsh bugger when he rediscovered them in the basement." In other words, not rejects so much as stragglers or one-of-a-kinds that didn't make the cut. Vocals tend more reflective than forceful, but not unanimously. Be glad Sally Timms pitches in on two complementary finales. But don't miss "Drone Operator," "Election Day," "Brixton," "Grog." A-