""An Hour Before It's Dark" flatly refutes the adage that old dogs can't learn new tricks. Bizarrely both bleak and buoyant, it reassures fans that not only does this bunch of scraggly old dudes still have some great music in them, but that they can do so without spinning the same damn wheel, which many of their famously fanatical fans might object. My advice: just ignore it. This album is too damn good an album for you to not suspend disbelief while enjoying it, and moments like the ass-end of "Care" will leave you feeling like there's a sunset just over that pitch-black horizon".