There must be something in the August air that makes people unable to do anything but lie in deckchairs and eat ice-cream. Karen's a slow candyfloss whisp of a track, a song built on soft guitars, floating drums, lazy brass and sweet harmonies. It sounds frail, barely more substantial than the head of a dandelion, and yet it sticks in your mind - not catchy, as such, but just so pretty and fragile that it takes over your life for three minutes and twenty-six seconds. It's sweet but slightly heartbreaking, like coming to the end of your last bottle of lemonade.
8.5/10
Mollx
(The link I've given is also a free download link from Burnt Toast Vinyl, have a look around their site because they've got tons of downloads)
Nice to see this here. I was the guitarist and other songwriter in The Trouble. That band is defunct but I have my first LP coming out in the next few months. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Heyward-Howkins/135648793142252
ReplyDeleteOh, I'm sorry to hear that. Thanks for telling me about your LP though - I'll keep an eye out for it!
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P.S. If you wanted me to, I'd be happy to review the LP for my Album Of The Second feature.
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ReplyDeleteI've put a contact me widget in the right-hand column. (I'm going to take your email off here so you don't get spammed, by the way)
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