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As much as I adore B&S's early work (my favourite album is their second, followed by the early Jeepster EPS), you cannot stay 16 forever. B&S have to grow up. How many fey songs about bedsits with scratchy guitars can they write. These people are musicians. They are not Robbie Williams churning out what they think the fans want. They are artists remaking the world in their image. You are entitled not to enjoy the music but you cannot tell them they are wrong. I have been listening to this album for some months now and it has just grown and grown and grown. It is miles ahead of the patchy and over produced DCW. The Life Pursuit is nothing if not a 24 carat gold pop classic. But, the musicianship! The playing! Listen to it on headphones once or twice - cycling on a sunny morning or walking to the newsagent. Another Sunny Day is exquisite, and as quintessentially B&S as Get Me Away From Here... or anything from Tigermilk. The only low point is Song For the Sunshine which is just badly written pap. This should have been left off and the album would have been a nice round 12 songs. This band is growing, and how. Richard Colbert has never sounded so good. It's like they've hired Jimmy Cobb or "Philly" Joe Jones or something (nice!). This is a marvellous album. Nothing this year has topped it yet and 2007 is on the way. Album of the year! Album of the year! Altogether now: 'You're my picture on the wall, you're my image in the hall, you're the one I'm talking to, when I'm coming home from school...'

Rating: 5 out of 5

I'm not sure this is really moving forward. I bought "Push barman to open old wounds" at about the same time as this and it's a much more interesting listen.

Rating: 2 out of 5

I had the pleasure of seeing B&S during this year's Edinburgh festival on a beautiful Sunday evening in Princes' Street gardens with the back-drop of the castle. The audience ranged from early teens to 60s. They payed a mixture of old stuff and several tracks from The Life Pursuit, judging from the audience reaction to Funny Little Frog, Sukey and particularly the Blues are still Blues not many there agreed with the sour-faced carping of some of the reviewers on here.

it was the first time I'd seen them and a for band who are often accused of being " twee " they are quite astoningshly tight and focused as a live unit.

Rating: 5 out of 5

This is a fabulous collection of memorable tunes. I am sorry to all the B&S aficionado's who have been reviewing on here as I have come to them late (last 3 years) but exploring the back catalogue I really do feel this stands up to the test. It is every bit as good as a DCW and maybe edges it for me. It is my most played CD by a mile since Feb.

Rating: 5 out of 5

Very very good album that has encouraged me to hunt down the back catalogue. Some excellent melodies and great lyrics and currently most played and highest rated in my itunes list. The sound is very uplifting and a pleasure to listen to.

Rating: 5 out of 5