Rating: 5/5
Review:
A very good album
I hadn't come across Richard Shindell before, but a friend
recommended this to me and I'm delighted he did; I think it's exceptionally
good.
Shindell largely tells stories, and he tells them
brilliantly. He has a fine voice,
there's some very good guitar work and the whole thing is very well arranged
and produced. What makes these songs
special, though, is the lyrics. Set to
lovely tunes which really bring out the meaning of the words, there are quite
extraordinary images and references in songs like Infrared, quirky and amusing
stuff like a blues narrated by a stray cow, and Careless, Your Guitar and
especially All Wide Open all have me close to tears.
It's not often I hear a new album and am quite so taken with
it, but I'm genuinely impressed by Careless.
It's a fine, intelligent piece of work, and I can recommend it warmly.
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