Primal ScreamfrontmanBobby Gillespie,alongside solo artist andSavagesvocalistJehnny Beth,presents this stunning debut solo project collection – exploring loss, miscommunication and emotional inarticulacy that a married couple experience as they realise that their relationship is breaking down.

Utopian Ashesdraws on the tradition of country soul classics, such asGram ParsonsandEmmylou HarrissGrievous AngelandGeorge JonesandTammy WynettesWe Go Together, to deal with the heavy realities of love turning sour.

Its an album for people who have dealt with the inevitable sadness that comes with age and acknowledged the realities of life. There is no sweetening of the pill, but it does achieve what should be the goal of all good art: to ma