Nettwerk (label)
27 February 2011 (released)
13 February 2011
The sheer shimmering beauty of this album is a joy and a delight. His voice is high and soft with a whispering quality and his music is soft and delicate.
On the face of it this is all on a similar plane: a slow and halting pace and a soft dynamic that never gets above the level of his voice but listen closer and there is plenty happening under the surface with enough to propel the songs forward from mere dirges.
It isn’t an album to get excited by and nor is it an album to pick highlights and low moments from but it has a similar quality to some of the mid-period British emotional singer-songwriting. He isn’t up to the quality of Nick Drake but I would far rather listen to this than most of James Blunt or Paolo Nuttini’s output – it just feels more as though he is in touch with his own emotions.
When a little whimsy does creep in it definitely lightens the overall mood but the feeling you will be left with is a wistful longing and a gentle smile.
