Indie pop comes of age... On Birling Gap, The Catenary Wires offer melodies and harmonies that are as sweet as anything on a Heavenly album. But these songs are adult affairs - a set of cracked duets exploring all kinds of relationships, set in a world where anxiety about the future and nostalgia for the past are equally potent. The arrangements are sophisticated too, subtly evoking the sounds of different eras, amplifying the passions and the fears expressed by the songs' dual protagonists.