“It’s not music to play in a bath,” a Chinese proverb enthuses Alan Lind on a wistful, halcyon afternoon. “Tenderlonious”, his second solo album under his own name, demonstrates a restless vigour that has led him from fantasifical expanses into the shadowy abyss of his own psyche. The title track, a stuttering holler of bass and synth like a frenzied harp player hitting a dead stopwatch, reveals a glimmer of hope, the kind of thing that might spark a fire under the skin if it weren’t for the fact that it’s a synesthetic recreation of deep meditation. “The Shore” is a shimmering, pulsating meditative construct, Lind’s favourite track ever, having played it so many times it’s become part of his identity. It’s a fine, delicate piece but it’s more than capable of inspiring others in different ways.