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Beginning with the unfortunate, to say the least, line 'Ladies and gentlemen, I'm about to resort to violence' (on the album version, anyway) the band featuring British pop's current nastiest piece of work ignite what will undoubtedly be their second number one. And to make it even more difficult, it's another superb record, a hover over and prowl through the stark landscapes of the Crew's imagination, with a different member shapeshifting around every corner. The fact that we know the Crewincludes a man who broke the jaw of a 15-year-old girl corrupts the record and weakens the Solid, no doubt about it - even if he is just one person out of 26. But Skat D isn't the first morally reprehensible person to be involved in a great record - and unfortunately, he won't be the last.

Alex Needham

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