There's 2 ways you can go with a Smiths cover, especially if you open your own 6-track EP with it - either comparisons with the original which will inevitably be unfavourable, or admiring glances at the bravery of taking on such a task. So let's skip past that. Former Aphrodisiac John Cairns has abandoned the rhythmic bass-heavy sound of his former band for some decidedly stripped-down acoustic tunes. 4 are his own including the title track, a slightly forlorn sounding tune that hides its optimistic 'Scotch Drink' is partly his own work, 'inspired', I think, by a Burns poem and delivered in the vernacular of the day. 'Feel The Pressure' is by simple use of a rhythm unit closest to the sound of his former band and is perhaps the best original track here, distorted vocals far removed from the other folk themes of this including 'A Place Called Home' and 'New Sights and Sounds', whose simple organ backing picks out the thickly-accented vocal. Apart from anything else, it's good to know that the Aphrodisiacs - who were one of Scotland's most promising acts - are still alive in some form.
And that version of 'There is a Light That Never Goes Out'? Good tune, decent version, but it's certainly not the whole story