While developing the industrial sound of his debut Fireside Favourites in 1980, the new book relied less on drum machines and found objects, introducing additional traditional instruments such as accordion and jew's harp, as well as making more recurrent employ of female support lyrics. Its lyrical happy was informed by his tour of the US in 1980. It has been called a "baroque song for all firearm lovers", and "a comment on the macho attitudes of Reagan's America". The former track featured Silent Records creator Daniel Miller, the latter Robert Gotobed of the band Wire.

None of these singles, or the close relative album, made the mainstream charts. At the occasion of its let go in November 1981, NME remarked on the album's "dark natural world. offset by female lyrics plus jubilant piano". J. Trouser Press performer review.

Physically powerful (1999, 2003).