A BUMPER instalment of midnight Scandi-folk. The one-time cult hero from Herman Dune got together with some kindred spirits on a Swedish island in June, drank and recorded three albums worth of material in a week.

The first fruits were seen last year with the enjoyable Turtle Dove. Stripped back to three musicians, this double album is much harder going.

Opening with some wilful yodelling (still the place where the buck stops, even for country fans) Brinks’ tales of love lost and found are mostly cut from the same cloth.

While ever the interesting lyricist, melodically, the set is too wedded to old-time folk music to offer enough in the way of light and shade. The indie wit and calypso are bizarrely missed.

Theoretically, there are two albums here, but to the uninitiated there isn’t enough contrast. In short this epic folk instalment will struggle to find an audience. Lovers of the banjo and heartbreak will still found solace in When Will I See You Again and Please Don’t Take My Heart Away.