But really, from its title on down, Worship The Sun is a second slice of impeccable Californian retro-fetishism which subverts ridicule by achieving so spectacularly what it sets out to do.

It’s a sun worshipper, with the flowers drooping in damp weather and at night to protect the pollen. Some areas have purple or purple-streaked petals, such as Wayland Wood in Norfolk, setting of the ...