It is Harvey's palpable understanding of this most harrowing of cycles that make this release worthwhile. The gloom of the opening through the wanderer's journey after having abandoned his beloved, leads him to a state of unimaginable destitution and mental anguish, without hope, without life. Harvey's voice picks up on all of this, not attempting to be overly-emotive but instead to color each song with an uncanny sense of meaning personified though unmannered vocalism. It is beautifully captured by Linn...