1. Introduction
2. Hazy Jane II
3. At The Chime of the City Clock
4. One of These Things First
5. Hazy Jane I
6. Bryter Layter
7. Fly
8. Poor Boy
9. Northern Sky
10. Sunday

Stylistically - Bryter Layter is quite far removed from “Five Leaves Left”. Of course it still retains all of Nick’s trademark qualities with the mesmirising guitars and vocals but in addition it offers more musical accompaniments than it’s predecessor. Apparently Nick - who by this stage was still angry at the commercial failure of “Bryter Later” opted to incorporate more backing tracks into his work in an attempt to create something that would appeal to a greater audience.

Unfortunately for Nick, “Bryter Layter” was to prove to be another commercial disappointment which only heightened the alienation he felt towards the music industry in general.
Aside from the production, the quality of the arrangements really do speak for themselves. “Northern Sky” is a perfect example - it would have probably shone through even if I was in charge of the mixing desk (god forbid!).

Overall the strength of the songs are maybe a little weaker than on “Five Leaves Left” but the production more than makes up for this. When I first heard the album I was quite put off by the “jauntiness” of some of the accompaniments (Hazy Jane II reminded me of the start up of a 70’s softcore British blue-flick) but I soon got used to it.

I recommend that you add this album to your collection if you haven’t already done so!