IT BITES
THE TALL SHIPS/ MAP OF THE PAST
INSIDE OUT
The future of the Cumbrian pop-proggers is murky, with original singer Francis Dunnery now fronting his own incarnation, while Dunnery’s replacement John Mitchell denies drummer Bob Dalton’s claims in 2019 that the band are finished. At least the rows haven’t prevented Mitchell remastering the two albums he fronted, from 2008 and 2012. After 20 years away, The Tall Ships was a celebratory, swinging return, Mitchell fitting in just fine over It Bites’ punchiest arrangements.