The second album from Luxury Stranger and the first to feature a whole band - the first Luxury Stranger album titled 'Desolation' was written, performed and recorded solely by founder member Simon York. 'Commitment and Discipline' continues to show the craftsmanship of Luxury Stranger and is a reflection of the band's 'scientific' take to being in the studio - adding many textures to the band's raw and powerful live sound. Luxury Stranger is a band that has to be seen live... Luxury Stranger is a band at the verge of something great... A review from Dominion magazine (8th March 2011) Luxury Stranger - "Commitment and Discipline" (Trash Vogue Records) In the last twelve months, it seems Luxury Stranger have covered almost every millimeter of the M1 from hometown Nottingham to pretty much everywhere in the UK and half of Europe. Luxury Stranger's ‘difficult' second album represents the final curtain for that incarnation of the band, with Simon York remaining to realise the project's future. So, what do we get? Comparison to Cure-style shoe-gazing is an easy, lazy option, Simon York's impassioned cries are much more gutsy, even optimistic; think Ultrasound's Andrew "Tiny" Wood, rather than the wondering, wandering Robert Smith-ster. Musically, Luxury Stranger is much more direct, sharing a immediacy mindful of Placebo over the fey unison bass/guitar that could lead this reviewer again to utter that C-word. The point is this; Luxury Stranger ain't a tribute band, although