Jonathan Bree's post-Brunettes solo career is built around slight variations on a solid theme of restraint, sophistication, and heartbreak.

Pre-Code Hollywood is another record where the words seem dredged from the depths of Bree's turbulent soul, delivered in tones that are low enough that they wouldn't wake the neighbours.

The record sounds so crisp and clean it could be used for a demo disc at a hi-fi shop.