With a release like this in the middle of January, it would appear that someone is playing a joke on the musical world and its obsession with the Christmas Number One slot.

Either that, or someone is currently clearing their desk in an office after making a classic schoolboy error.

All (apparent) jokes aside – what can Full Moon At Christmas Time provide us with in the miserable month of January? Well, from the outset, it would seem that the macabre, sombre moments of this month are in full swing, with a near monosyllabic Costin referencing how it “ Seems this year is getting old”, over razor sharp guitars that pick with the precision of a needle in the arm.

As Costin continues to lament the year, with the normally romantic or magical connotations of snow at Christmas being described as “leaden”, it begins to feel more like a Ted Hughes poem (see The Warm and The Cold) than a song by a modern day artist.

The harmonies that come into the song in the final throes come somewhat as a relief, as they re-create the sounds of Turin Brakes on their recent album, Dark On Fire.

Whilst Huw sings about the “Full moon and a troubled mind”, we can only hope he got what he wanted for Christmas this year to hopefully raise his spirits a little.