TRB 2

When the Tom Robinson Band followed up its debut, it was in a bit of a state, with drummer Preston Heyman, soon after the start of his decades-long stint as a session musician, stepping in after Dolphin Taylor left soon before recording. The band would soon collapse after TRB2’s release but producer Todd Rundgren made sure the album itself came together well. Robinson’s pub-rock-via-punk songwriting remained crisply passionate; Danny Kustow’s guitar work and Ian Parker’s keyboards in combination with Heyman’s work delivered pep and driving energy.