Stevie Jackson

Who would’ve thought you’d hear Stevie Jackson’s opening track singing about ‘Mothers Pride, plain bread.’ ‘Pure of Heart’ is about what a girl can do to a guys heart strings when she really makes them tug. Girls tend to remember the first time they see someone that gives them such a feeling, from the clothes they were wearing, to how their hair was styled. They say food is the way to a man’s heart, so I am not surprised that in Stevie’s case, he remembers what he was munching on!

‘Just, just to the Point,’ is an instant infectious up-tempo song about various people that he still admires in spite of them having caused him pain in some way. As soon as you remember some of the lyrics you’ll be singing your head off along to it.

‘Try Me’ takes on a slightly rockier sound compared to the rest of the album, which finds Stevie asking to give him a try proving that age and experience means nada as there is still room for more.

It’s always nice to have a summer track – even if the weather isn’t permitting – and Stevie doesn’t let us down in ‘Dead Mans Fall’ which has its arms as wide open as possible wanting to encapsulate every wonderful thing spring and summer has to offer.

‘Birds Eye View’ recounts the experience of a local resident that lived in a block of flats in Dunfermline, Scotland. Title says it all really, and the song is sweet, quaint and takes you on a visual journey through the medium of great music.

Since Stevie was 17, he has had the tune to ‘Where Do All The Good Girls Go,’ going around his head and he finally found the Franglais lyrics for it which see him telling the tale of chick-hunting under Parisian skies.

For anyone that is seasoned with Stevie Jackson’s work with Belle & Sebastian, you will realise that there are no great surprises or risks on this album, but that doesn’t mean it is not a great listen. It is a brilliant album and well worth a buy whether you know Stevie Jackson through his afore mentioned band or not. You won’t be disappointed.