I was very intrigued to read that this is the most eagerly awaited patriotic/nationalist album in more than a decade. For those us not very well up on the relative merits (and degree of awaitedness) of albums of this nature: which was the record of more than a decade ago that exclipsed the current offering?
    I'm also quite surpriesd by David Hannam's grasp of the sweep of musical history over more than ten years. In another current thread, he points out that he only went to his first concert last year. Still, I suppose you can keep up with things by assiduously reading the reviews in the Guardian, probably his paper of choice.