Justin Currie's song writing really shines on this album. After a lack-luster major label debut, "Waking Hours" is a pop-bomb. While this album is certainly Scot-pop-rock at its best, it is much deeper than that. Maybe it's something in the description of a hometown that's dying from the inside out, or of a relationship that's rotting like a tomato left to long on the vine, but Justin Currie's lyrics cut right to the bone."I wanted to be loved but just got laughed at instead/So if this Taxi's for hire/I'll get in the back/just to feel the friction of the tarmac and the tires"When a songwriter can peel a page out of you mental diary and put it to music so eloquently, even thought it can be tragically depressing, how can you not love it.While this album definately has a late-80's feel, musically and lyrically, it shines