Colin also led the indie rock band Another 1000 Miles from 1999 to 2005. Childish Things in 2009 was his first solo album since the time in the band, and Stray has followed in 2015.

He also released a string of indie albums prior to Another 1000 Miles, in the pre-digital age, and has been a prolific songwriter for as many decades now as Simpsons have fingers...