This second solo album from NYC-based Londoner Oli Rockberger showcases a songwriter and musician of an exceptionally high calibre. What's especially striking about Old Habits is how Rockberger can conjure up echoes of other writers at will – Randy Newman, Todd Rundgren and Peter Gabriel would all feature near the top of the list – yet still inhabit a sound world all of his own. As a songwriter he loves to spring textural surprises: the rippling coda of finger picked guitar and layered vocals appended to ‘Over the Bridge’ (featuring guest vocalist James Maddock), the children's choir that suddenly lights up the chorus of ‘Never Grow Old’, or the Jarrett-like lyricism of the solo piano vehicle, ‘My Home’. Rockberger also has a keen ear for instantly memorable hooks, notably the three and a half minutes of pop perfection that is ‘Don’t Forget Me'. Old or not, this is definitely a habit you'll be happy to indulge.