As a songwriter, Timothy Carroll has rarely put a foot wrong in his entire career. Whether focusing on his solo output or Holy Holy, Carroll has always been a meticulous craftsperson, his songs consistently as intelligently constructed as they are emotionally resonant. But this is something else. This is something quite special.

Holy Holy's 2015 debut album When The Storms Would Come felt largely like the vision of Carroll and Holy Holy co-founder Oscar Dawson. It was clean and gently textured songwriting lightly augmented by additional instrumentation. PAINT bears all the fingerprints of the pair's backers  — Graham Ritchie, Matt Redlich and Ryan Strathie — and it is so, so much better for it. (And, to be clear, their debut album was outstanding.)

PAINT is noisy, colourful and exploratory. Breathy melodies are gatecrashed by massive synths. Beautiful songs are built off wonky rhythms. Cumulatively, Holy Holy's membership have cut their teeth with Dukes Of Windsor, Ball Park Music, Hungry Kids Of Hungary, Skinny Jean, Ainslie Wills and Emma Louise (and more). PAINT sees them unleash all of their creativity and pedigrees with one of the best songwriters in the country.

It's a gorgeous listen. Do not miss it.