There’s a current vogue for Nineties stars releasing solo projects without actually leaving their band, as if today’s rock gods are far too sensible and financially-driven to give up the day job. This single, taken from solo album ‘`The Great Western’, bounces with a Kinks-style perkiness that the Manics could never get away with, even if it fails to reach the kind of distilled English laddishness that Blur do so well. I’m sure it will pay Mr Bradfield’s mortgage, but ultimately this is throwaway stuff.