The Anti-Folk tag that apparently hangs around Misterlee’s neck is, on the evidence at least, as misleading as those sandwich-boards that read “the end of the world is nigh”. Although folk music gets the occasional nod here and there thanks to the use of acoustic guitars, and the finely crafted poetic language, there’s more going on here than a single defining term can cope with.What better way to start an album than with a song about Adolf Hitler? Starting an album with a song about somebody who thinks they were Adolf Hitler in a past life ”“ that’s how. This bare bones blast of noise is wonderfully disjointed with drums joining the mix at seemingly random intervals whilst the guitars, all wiry and angry, set about buzzing around this tale of a fantasist like a swarm of angry Nazi wasps.From here on, it becomes clear that This Disquiet Dog is more of a poetry album than anything else. The delivery of Lee Allatson recalls those of Julian Cope, Nigel Blackwell, and John Cooper Clarke.'Stags of Schipol' is a sprawling account of a trip to Amsterdam that never sits still. Musically it shifts frequently between bursts of skronking guitar noise, contemplative cosmopolitan sounding guitar strums, and driving electronic bass figures. The mood veers from light-hearted to terrifying without warning. With the space given to Allatson to explore the canals and coffee shops it is perhaps unsurprising that it eventually develops into something more daunting and paranoid by the end. That’s what happens if you spend too much time in the coffee shops; it’s inevitable that good humour will be tainted with paranoia.'Littleman (We’re Alive Here)' is one of the more accessible tracks to be found in amongst the wildly exploding ideas that scatter the album. Essentially a well worked folk tune that snipes at Che Guavara t-shirts, it also finds time to critique the war in no uncertain terms. It also allows the guitar work of Jamie Smith to reach boiling point as it slowly approaches a raucous frenzy as the song heads towards its conclusion.'Stay Down Luke' is awash with the imagery of war, from the sirens and barking attack dogs that permeate the track to the lyrics which warn the protagonist “if your head’s above the parapet, they’ll shoot the legs from under you”. The sinister feel is rounded up nicely with a electro-bass line that thunders along like a panzer division commanded by James Brown. It still manages to be one of the more catchy numbers on the album.'The Easy Apple' feels like an episode of Jackanory gone terribly, terribly wrong. The first half is essentially just a spoken word performance, and although it is thoroughly assured, it isn't until an incessant guitar line joins the fray that the darkened mood of the song is totally established. It would be easy to dismiss Misterlee as utterly pretentious at this point, but with some intelligent guitar work and ambience they just about get away with it.It also helps that they follow up the self-indulgence of 'The Easy Apple' with 'Don't Kill Anyone', the most straightforward song on the album. Had it existed on its own, outside of This Disquiet Dog, it probably would have been more effective. As it is, the weirdly catchy chorus, and basic construction (it's almost a lo-fi garage song), make it sound like something of a sweetener ”“ a concession that allows the more unhinged work of the album to exist. That doesn't prevent it from being a rather effective blast of raucous noise of course; it just feels out of place on such an experimental album.This Disquiet Dog will not appeal to everyone - any album that has a three minute track that consists of someone hammering on a snare over the recording of a heartbeat ('Escaping') will probably struggle to pull in the more mainstream punter ”“ but for those willing to take a chance on something a bit unusual, you couldn't wish for a better album.