BANKSTATEMENT

As with GTR, I expected more out of the collaboration between Banks and Hillage and got a poppy result. Jayney Klimek comes across like a 'Stars In Their Eyes' version of Aimee Mann (then of Til Tuesday)down to the blonde dreads, but minus the lyrical wit. Alistair Gordon I'm not sure about. 'Thursday The Twelth' is a bit hit and miss, but I do like 'The Border' very much. 'Throwback' was the wrong single choice. The sleeve is rubbish, which tends to be a given for Banks albums.