Very melodic melancholic Liverpool band fronted by Mick Head (see also Pale Fountains). I have a couple of Shack albums, Water Pistol & the more recent HMS Fable which are chock full of lovely melodies, though sometimes the lyrics are a bit crappy. In between The Shack albums there was a project under the names of Michael Head & The Strands which I really like and having been playing a lot lately oddly enough. Odes to woe & smack with lovely tunes.
I shall look forward to hearing the new stuff.

The similarites to Love are deffo there 'cos Mick Head is a huge fan of the band. In fact he also got to play with his hero when I believe Arthur Lee used Shack as his backing band on a tour some years ago