Gorillaz. The Postal Service. Gnarls Barkley. Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue. When musicians from differing points on the sonic spectrum collide, magical things can happen; there's a fatalistic creative urge to spin the barrel and see what fires out.

Introducing... The Soft Cavalry a new project formed by the husband/wife duo of Steve Clarke and Rachel Goswell of Slowdive.

So... The Soft Cavalry. What is it? A happy accident? A lovers' story? A crisis of faith? In reality, it's all of these.

For Steve Clarke, The Soft Cavalry's self-titled debut album is equally a labour of love, and the first record he's masterminded from st