The honest LP cover hides a more complex album produced by a jazz pianist (Bill Le Sage), which may explain a mild progressive drift.
The suggested rurality is quickly associated with the US, and confirmed by the classic country music instruments heard on the album (dobro, banjo, fiddle...) played by ‘Tom & Smiley’.
But in the background is actually industrial, because as the aforementioned members, Marie Little is english from the Greater Manchester.
Her great voice other than traditional renditions is also employed for some songs inspired by more contemporary american songwriters.