Malorgio's latest offering arrives with the quiet confidence of a composer who has spent decades perfecting his craft in the smoky clubs of Rome and the hallowed halls where Django Reinhardt's ghost still lingers. "Aimlessly" bears the unmistakable patina of 1970s detective cinema – all shadow and suggestion, with melodies that seem to drift through rain-soaked streets and half-lit doorways.

There's something rather brave about a band known for grunge-fuelled catharsis suddenly deciding to sit alone at a piano and whisper their wounds into existence. Love Ghost's "Car Crash" strips away the protective armour of distortion and volume that has defined their previous work, leaving vocalist Finnegan Bell exposed in the most uncomfortable yet necessary way.