Black Box Recorder - "The Art of Driving"

Black Box Recorder is an English band featuring Sarah Nixey, Luke Haines and John Moore. Luke Haines, the main songwriter, was formerly in 'The Auteurs.' The music of Black Box Recorder is bleak, ironic and cynical at the best of times... ironic also because the whisper vocals of Sarah Nixey are on the elegant side, while the lyrics are often not what you expect to hear from the posh sounding Nixey. But in the end, everything just works so well... the Englishness, the twee, the everyday observations and just great songwriting... all in all, a unique but interesting musical project. "The Art of Driving" comes from their second album 'The Facts of Life' and while it may not have the hit single qualities of the title track, it defines their sound so well.