‘From a childhood first rendered confusing by religion, and then destroyed by sexual abuse, Daukes went on to both find himself through music and, in the process, set himself free. Shadowman tells the story of someone determined to be the architect of their own life. This is often a brutal story, but it’s one full of hope and resilience, and it oozes the rackety gallows humour of a true maverick.’ Nick Duerden