Apologies if this guy is old news to all you Afterword connoisseurs of good music, but I’ve only just come across the Rose City Band, aka Ripley Johnson from Wooden Shjips. I’ve never particularly bothered with the band themselves – that spelling is enough to put anybody off for a start – but this solo stuff is just what the doctor ordered, and on this gloomy and wet Wednesday especially. There’s not much original going on here, musically speaking, but who cares when the sounds are so sinuous and sublime. Geographically speaking, Johnson sticks his flag in territory explored by JJ Cale, Spiritualised, The Grateful Dead and quite a few others. But the feel and groove is absolutely spot on, and what emerges is lush and intoxicating.

There are two albums so far. This year’s Summerlong has shorter songs and a bit of a country tinge. I think I prefer last year’s self-titled debut, and ‘Rivers of Mind’ is one of the stand out tracks.