Yesterday, Mr Crook took possession of a brown cardboard box of Lost Belongings.  I’d show you a picture of it, except it didn’t occur to me to take one and anyway – frankly – it’s pretty dull.  What’s inside the box is, of course, much more fascinating.  Here are a couple of shots of one of the CDs in its “standard edition” incarnation (Tesco Value, innit), without the limited edition sleeve.

Another milestone on the crooked path.  Even as I write, Mr Crook is slashing and folding canvas.  Two rivers away, Tom Murderbird is splicing and dicing one of the EP’s videos, chasing the ghost of Alfred Hitchcock.  And because the formal details haven’t appeared here yet (though the eagle-eyed might have seen them added quietly to the Releases page last week), here’s the track list:

1. Lest We Connect The Crooked Family
2. Little Treasure
3. Scare Crows
4. Vices Manifest O
5. Impossible Loss Brigade

The “official” release date for the EP is the 4th of July, though in reality a few of these fledglings will probably flee the nest slightly earlier – at the Camden Barfly gig on 2nd July, for example.  For people who can’t make the gigs, a downloadable version will be available.  We’re also working out the mechanics of selling the CDs by post, for those who want something to have and to hold.