And of course, Andy’s bass is instinctively recognisable from his many iconic moments with The Smiths. Yet this isn’t a retread of that band: Blitz Vega shows that his musicianship and songwriting ability remained on peak form in a completely different project until his final sessions.

Kav says, “We originally started recording this track in July 2019 in a studio in Echo Park, Los Angeles.  Andy came in with the bassline & we built a song around it. The lyrics came far later & are about a desire to escape from the digital world & all the distractions that come with it. The lust for basic human connection & the passion & excitement that comes with new relationships”.

The Northern Gentleman album documents the journey that Kav and Andy undertook during the preceding seven years together. It showcases their shared songwriting flair and each moment holds special significance for Kav, given the memories of making it. Most of the album was written shortly before and during the pandemic – challenging circumstances for sure, but all the more so given Andy’s illness. However, somehow it only inspired them to become even more relentlessly creative, with the duo’s production skills complemented on the final album by Will Kennedy, Jagz Kooner & Z-Trip.