Their first album was very lovely, and it was a shame they never truly broke through at a time when a lot of more generic landfill indie was passing through.
I'd been half following his story for a while now - he'd been battling for a few years now. A lot of respect that amidst all that he was still finding the energy both to create art, whilst also cutting gammons down to size on Twitter (one particular exchange saw Mike Stock expose himself as a truly repungant individual).