Finally there is my favorite track on this album, Alone. This song sounds a like a Slowdive track filtered through the stylistic lens of The Cure; which is fine by me because I cherish both bands. Not shoegaze but gaze inspired, Alone is simultaneously celestial and melancholic; a gorgeous lament for innocence lost and passion spent. There is a sadness here but like the rest of the album this song is too epic and beautiful to be depressing. Smith's best work in decades.