no + yes
Despite hearing 3 tracks played live i admit I was sceptical about this. Pony seems impossible to follow up.... but they did it!
It's as if Spratleys were around long before and after the original incarnation and Tim's involvement was just a brief but brilliant collaboration between the two. It's the same magic in a different shape.
With or without him, Spratleys was Tim Smith's favourite band, and this album makes it clear why.
Favorite track: KLOG.