Yesterday afternoon I was pondering the relationship between two songs on Nerina Pallot’s new album, Mr King (past, present, lessons learnt “And the world is a place and they say it’s on our side / But I wonder, is there comfort in those moments when we die?” and Nickindia (“So if I die tonight, if I give up the fight / Won’t you do something for me?”).

Last night at about 2:45am, my neighbour’s car alarm went off. Repeatedly. So I lay awake, thinking some more about these two songs, and Anita Lane’s song If I Should Die. Anita Lane’s debut EP, Dirty Sings was released in May 1988. Taking its lead from The Bad Seeds and her collaborations with Mick Harvey, it was a 4 track EP that was shocking in its spaciness, its sometimes driving grooves but always Anita’s brutally beautiful vocals. Truly the sound of falling apart.

Which lead me onto the most staggering track on that EP. A fierce reworking of Sister Sledge’s Lost in Music. You’d think that such a disco anthem couldn’t be reworked that radically, but the way that Anita spits out the lyrics in such a throwaway manner is unforgettable.