After The Simpletons, the band I was in, folded, I didn't have any outlet for the songs I was writing. I tried to find another band, or get the old band back together, but somehow things just weren't happening. So I decided to form The Sinistrals - a band which was basically me, and anyone else who was interested in playing or helping.

At the time, I was very busy building a (now defunct) rival site to www.mp3.com, and so all my energies were taken up with this, leaving only a little time for recording and writing. Thanks to an offer from a German web provider, I moved to Cologne to work, and basically I was stuck without any recording gear in a tiny little flat in Domstrasse. This, however, proved to be the catalyst. Being alone in a strange city, in a small flat with very little in the way of entertainment meant that I had few distractions from songwriting.

Some of these songs have been available as part of UKMG, or were originally going to be part of the third Simpletons album (which was never made). The rest are completely new and original. Contributions by others are noted in the song info.

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"Damaged Goods" genre: Rock
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	A cautionary tale about the dangers of Lonely Hearts columns.
"Capetown Girl" genre: Rock
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	This damn song haunted me for two years. The backing and riff has been in no less than three different versions. Finally I managed to put together some words which I was happy with, which is what you hear. Prior to this, it had a totally different subject and melody.
"October Girl (alternate take)" genre: Pop
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	The original take of October Girl. This has been passed over in favour of a faster take that raises the key.

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