SHOW OF HANDS - Battlefield Dance Floor (Sealed) (2LP)

Show of Hands' first key release in more than three years, the 13-track album brings eight keenly awaited new songs (and a co-write) from the pen of Steve Knightley, widely acknowledged as one of the country's most inspired and original songwriters. Possibly their most commercial release to date, "Battlefield Dance Floor" is an exuberant, lush, full-blooded album co-produced by the in-demand Mark Tucker and Knightley himzelf. A classy cornucopia, it's an album that successfully melds vintage Show of Hands and brand new material, infusing influences old and new and this time, as a four members strong band, with even greater depth and panache.