Fresh from uncovering the British Isles' alternative history with The North Sea Scrolls in 2012, former Auteurs and Black Box Recorder man and all-round polymath Luke Haines released Rock And Roll Animals on 29 July 2013 via Cherry Red Records. The album contains, among other things, the Angel Of The North and narration from Julia Davis by way of Sham 69 and rockabilly. Haines, who says of the album: "Rock N Roll Animals is a psychedelic story for grown ups (and children). Jimmy Pursey – is a frisky fox; Nick Lowe – a solid badger and Gene Vincent – a cat who's seen a bit more of life than most of us. Three furry freaks. Three Rock n Roll animals. The fable of our four-pawed shamen is narrated by the good folk of Magic Town. This is a story of righteous rock n roll and how our three rock n roll animal friends, when not frolicking in the undergrowth, do battle with their most unrighteous nemesis – an ugly bird (from Tyneside) made of steel and wire called The Angel Of The North. "So friends, free your minds, turn off your modern scrying screens and turn on your 21st century imaginations. Let us follow the townsfolk into the woods where the rock n roll animals are freaking out and running wild. But remember one thing: Nature is an evil mother." User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.