The new songs harked back to the seventies-vintage Stranglers. Oberlin, however, harked back to the earlier tradition of countertenors using only their modal voices. He also stated that "there were tracks that harked back to [his] acoustic-based, country-tinged albums". Republican Rome's religious practises harked back to Rome's quasi-mythical history. Her tales harked back to more traditional fairy tales. It harked back to a "golden age" that may never have existed. Both shows harked back to the music hall tradition.