Although it technically came out earlier this year, it's only since Independent got their hands on the album that Road Music can now be deemed to have a proper release in this country, and with a distinct chill entering the air, Grand Drive's warmth is definitely welcome.

Given that Road Music comprises three limited edition, limited budget singles plus some unreleased material - all recorded on the hoof - perhaps Road Map would be a more appropriate title, as it offers fascinating hints as to where Grand Drive might be headed without taking the listener on the full journey.

Formed around the Scottish-born/Australian-reared/London-based brothers Julian and Danny Wilson, Grand Drive prowl a patch of Country Soul previously patrolled with aplomb by the first incarnation of The Flying Burrito Brothers, a place where the Wilsons' plaintive, ingeniously intertwined harmonies cross with a rhythmic skill and instrumental suss (most notably in the organ/piano area) which recall the glories of the Muscle Shoals house band.