Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The image of the table, be it ever so humble or overtly grand, is one of symbolism and deep meaning, it offers a level playing field when interacting in the undertaking of dining, it is the structure that aids performance when working and it is the object in which cards are laid down upon, the representation of honest conversation and a barrier to the awkward response.

The dynamic in a house can alter when a table changes, the grander the table, the more notice you take of it and what surrounds it, the more meaning it garners and as the theatrical stories that Staffordshire band Clutching At Straws suggest, This Table Changes Everything.