Picture a man, broke and stuck in a rut needing to escape and find a new way of living. A soundtrack to this story would need to follow his ups and downs - celebrations with moments of doubt and reflection in between.
Luke Jackson's third album 'And Then Some...' would fit the bill as in the course of its 10 pop songs it touches all these bases.
It was written in the Summer of 2006 after he left his native London to rural Southern Sweden and was produced by multi-instrumentalist Christoffer Lundqvist at the Aerosol Grey Machine - an analogue studio where The Magic Numbers, Ed Harcourt and The Cardigans have also recorded.
The opening track 'Come Tomorrow' would be the imaginary movie's all singing all dancing grand finale with it's feel good "I will survive.....I'm alive' message.
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'Goodbye London' and 'The Longest Day' are rockier 'it's time for a change' numbers while 'Half A World Away' lifts a New Order-esque bassline for the inevitable 'who know what the future will bring' moment.
The half dozen quieter songs featuring string arrangements by Robert Kirby are a fairly bland bunch and includes one ('Trouble') which sounds like a watered down version of Oasis' 'Wonderwall'
The optimism at the heart of this album comes through but it's too glossy and lightweight to have any lasting appeal.
A movie version would be straight to video
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