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This EP is unrelated to our forthcoming album, The Confidence Trick, but contains some songs written during lockdown.

This year has been less than joyful for many of us. The title track 'Feeling Great' may be relatable to those of us struggling. The song might not be much fun, but it is honest.

It is followed by 'Struggling', a melancholic bluesy instrumental, featuring Malcolm on his Fender Stratocaster.

The last new track is Callisto Cuddle Sponge, named after Philip K Dick's hideous alien parasite. This track features Mark Gatland on the Chapman Stick, an instrument like a bass guitar but with far too many strings, as if it had been photographed in panorama mode and created a visual glitch with repeated strings.

We've also included a bonus track, 'Skyline'. Malcolm wrote this previously unreleased electronic instrumental in 2011. A supporter heard it on a youtube video, and asked for it to be released. It isn't up to the audio quality we would hope for if writing it now, but we don't have the original project files to go back to. This is dedicated to Bob.

London based Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate are Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland on their own or with Kathryn Thomas.

They combine prog/alt-rock, classical, minimalist, and electronic elements. They often explore scientific, sci-fi, and historical themes.

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