One of the most curious, but oddly-sensible musical pairings recently has got to be Brushfire Records putting out 4AD artist Neil Halstead's latest solo project.
The Slowdive and Mojave 3 guitarist's breathy, deadpan delivery on Oh! Mighty Engine recalls Nick Drake and Syd Barrett. The emotions run the gamit.
It's a quiet disc, full of British-isms (look up "Elevenes"), deeply felt lyrics and cool melodic acoustic riffs.
Like Jack Johnson, Neil surfs (now you're getting the picture) albeit in cold Cornwall, England and he's got a warm, laid-back vibe to his music and personality.
Neil plays Talking Head tonight and joins me for Morning Sessions on Friday.
2 comments:
Neil Halstead sounds an awful lot like Alexi Murdoch or Pierc Faccini. He is talented but they all are interchangable to me.
Neil was around before both of them...
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