So I was driving home from football last night, ligaments in my left hand sprained (possibly torn) and obtuse agony shooting up my left arm every time I had to change gear (and I had to fill the car with petrol too - putting the handbrake on was impossible with my left hand, the guy behind me beeped his horn because I was taking so long to pull away can’t you tell I’m in pain, you fucker? You think I want to be doing everything this slowly?) and Zane Lowe, professional loudmouth New Zealander, ex MTV VJ, is presenting his new weeknight show on Radio 1, and I’ve had enough of him already after about 12 seconds, his too-loud voice, his thick trans-Atlantic-sub-Pacific accent, his fucking little beard which somehow you can hear even over the radio, and I’m about to turn to Radio 2 and soak in some hokey country or some bad jazz or something, anything to get rid of Zane, and then he plays “Ribcage”, the opening track from the new Elbow album, Cast Of Thousands, which is released in the UK on August 18th, and I want to kiss him. For five minutes the pain in my hand goes away.

A new Bark Psychosis album to look forward to and now this from a band I’d all but forgotten about; the rest of the year is promising much for me.