Artist: John McKeown
Title: When You're Real
Label: Beatroute Records
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 179kbit av.
Time: 00:42:44
Size: 57.45 mb
Rip Date: 2010-06-17
Str Date: 2010-08-30
01. Treat You Like A Woman 2:58
02. Til The Towers Fall 3:05
03. Candy Girl 3:22
04. Bleed 3:35
05. Roll On 3:07
06. Would You Know My Name? 3:18
07. Freak Show 3:58
08. Palace In The Sky 2:59
09. Fade Away 3:52
10. For You 5:10
11. When You're Real 3:10
12. Can't Be Right 4:10
Release Notes:
When YouÆre Real is John McKeownÆs æofficialÆ debut album to be
released in August 2010. In 2009 he released an unofficial debut album.
IÆm just as confused as the rest of you. ItÆs annoying to have to
always have age mentioned, but itÆs a valid point that McKeown, at
forty-nine, is releasing the album at an age when most musicians are
winding down their career.
He has a very soft smooth voice, incredibly rich and very seductive;
however although his technical ability stands up to his younger
counterparts, the later songs on the album fall short and leaves the
record feeling flat. Accompanying him he has varying other instruments
such as the banjo, tambourines and fiddles buit these are never used to
their full potential.
From Treat You Like a Woman with its gorgeous duality and brass
accompaniment, the love-letter Till the Towers Fall and the upbeat
Candy Girl he maintains his momentum. The problem with the album is
that he just isnÆt as strong on the songs where he isnÆt accompanied.
His voice is rich enough, donÆt get me wrong, but amongst the scene of
Mumford and Sons and Laura Marling û with their roaring tunes, and
ensembles there is a demand for more encompassing songs.
ItÆs a perfectly lovely album, very summeryû itÆs just not phenomenal
or groundbreaking. ItÆs competent, itÆs enjoyable and definitely should
be commended û it just isnÆt amazing. Part of me is glad that it isnÆt
a last hurrah û thereÆs plenty of tip top stuff here to keep McKeown in
business.