While this must be hard on Kate and Gerry McCann, it is also a sign that their campaign was extraordinarily successful, so successful that a culture of oversensitivity has long swirled in the slipstream.

The new album has a very unproduced sound, unlike their earlier efforts.

“The attic.” She was looking at the menu board when she heard a snort beside her. “The attic?” It wasn't just a snort. It was a laugh and a snort. Nancy was snaughling at her. “Who in the world cleans an attic? That's like vacuuming a shed.”

He spent a week in the backcountry, communing with nature.