ARTiST: Scott Matthews
ALBUM: Elsewhere
BiTRATE: 170kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Island
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 67.50 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 52min 16sec total
RiP DATE: 2009-07-04
STORE DATE: 2009-06-26
Track List:
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01. Underlying Lies 5:25
02. Jagged Melody 4:14
03. Suddenly You Figure Out 4:47
04. Fractured 4:02
05. 12 Harps 5:01
06. Speeding Slowly 4:02
07. Into The Firing Line 3:42
08. Up On The Hill 5:35
09. Elsewhere 5:01
10. Fades In Vain 7:03
11. Nothing's Quite Right Here 3:24
Release Notes:
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With an Ivor Novello award under his Black Country belt, troubadour Scott
Matthews takes his muse elsewhere in a sophomore set that reflects musically his
acclaimed support slots with Rufus Wainwright and Robert Plant.
Influences abound as he wears his heart on his frayed sleeve, adding perhaps
Mercury Rev and Nick Cave to the Wolverhampton singer-songwriterÆs already
established folk-pop debt to Midland legend Nick Drake.But make no mistake, this
is MatthewsÆ own moment. From Drake-like opener Underlying Lies, with its
string-strewn soundscape, to the distorted indie guitar grumble of Fractured,
every song is a spine-tingling success.
Speeding Slowly marries acoustic guitar, melodic bass, brushed drums and cello
with an almost hummable hook, Into The Firing Line is an incendiary indie
adventure, and Up On The Hill nods to Jeff Buckley. But itÆs the utterly
gorgeous 12 Harps that inevitably steals the show, MatthewsÆ vocal interwoven
seamlessly with that of special guest Robert Plant, the slight differences in
timbre bewitching.
This is without doubt one of the best albums of the year. Do not miss it.