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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I first heard Stornoway on the BBC coverage of Glastonbury last year; then again on Jools in the autumn - and each listen made me look forward to their album release even more.
Well, I wasn't disappointed. Stornoway play catchy, folksy, breezy pop songs, with well-crafted lyrics, and a tone that deftly manages to stay just the right side of sounding twee. The highlights of the album are "Zorbing", "Fuel up" and "The end of the movie", with "The coldharbour road", "Boats and trains" and "Long distance lullaby" all good numbers too. Their style in so irresistably unselfconscious, that the odd miss-step, like the rather over-earnest "We are the battery human" is easily forgiven.
Highly recommended.
Well, I wasn't disappointed. Stornoway play catchy, folksy, breezy pop songs, with well-crafted lyrics, and a tone that deftly manages to stay just the right side of sounding twee. The highlights of the album are "Zorbing", "Fuel up" and "The end of the movie", with "The coldharbour road", "Boats and trains" and "Long distance lullaby" all good numbers too. Their style in so irresistably unselfconscious, that the odd miss-step, like the rather over-earnest "We are the battery human" is easily forgiven.
Highly recommended.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Stornaway is a name that immediately conjures thoughts of wild coasts, folk tunes, Scotland and traditional instruments and whilst they don't sound like Fairport Convention with a Scottish slant, they do have a certain earthy quality that has lead to this rather fine debut album.
I hadn't heard anything about this lot before I heard the album, which meant it was bound to be a surprise, and it did not disappoint.
There's a joyous feel about the whole record, whilst it's rooted in folk it certainly feels very relevant today with its subject matter and soaring tunes. I'd imagine live it would bring about a really stonking live show.
As an album it has that most important of qualities, staying power. It's been on my ipod since I first bought it and has had over 10 full run throughs as well as forming part of a great genius mix on my computer sat amongst better known Brit bands.
If you like Turin Brakes, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, or Pentangle, you're in good company here, but Stornaway sound much more relevant in todays world. Buy this and find one of the sountracks to the summer of 2010.
Brilliant.
I hadn't heard anything about this lot before I heard the album, which meant it was bound to be a surprise, and it did not disappoint.
There's a joyous feel about the whole record, whilst it's rooted in folk it certainly feels very relevant today with its subject matter and soaring tunes. I'd imagine live it would bring about a really stonking live show.
As an album it has that most important of qualities, staying power. It's been on my ipod since I first bought it and has had over 10 full run throughs as well as forming part of a great genius mix on my computer sat amongst better known Brit bands.
If you like Turin Brakes, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, or Pentangle, you're in good company here, but Stornaway sound much more relevant in todays world. Buy this and find one of the sountracks to the summer of 2010.
Brilliant.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In some ways, the concept of 'modern folk music' seems to make little sense, and yet at the time of their creation, every traditional folk song was new and, in its own way and relative to its time, 'modern'.
Stornoway's music may rarely be of the singalong variety and yet, in their way, they capture the essence of our time and of people living in this time. Their songs range from the catchy to the contemplative. Moods swing between bright happiness and soothing calm, yet never fall into the cliches of being overly-sweet or unnecessarily gloomy. This is not folk music for those who think of folksingers as finger-in-the-ear wailers and warblers. This music is thoughtful; inspired by living in the 21st century and - yes - modern.
Incidentally, if you enjoy those songs on this CD which are fragile and have a sort of 'acoustic rippling' effect, then check out the recently re-released recording by HUNTER MUSKETT (available on Amazon). Although recorded back in the 70's, their music has many of the same qualities as that recorded by Stornoway.
Both CD's are examples of beautifully recorded and realised 'modern folk'.
Stornoway's music may rarely be of the singalong variety and yet, in their way, they capture the essence of our time and of people living in this time. Their songs range from the catchy to the contemplative. Moods swing between bright happiness and soothing calm, yet never fall into the cliches of being overly-sweet or unnecessarily gloomy. This is not folk music for those who think of folksingers as finger-in-the-ear wailers and warblers. This music is thoughtful; inspired by living in the 21st century and - yes - modern.
Incidentally, if you enjoy those songs on this CD which are fragile and have a sort of 'acoustic rippling' effect, then check out the recently re-released recording by HUNTER MUSKETT (available on Amazon). Although recorded back in the 70's, their music has many of the same qualities as that recorded by Stornoway.
Both CD's are examples of beautifully recorded and realised 'modern folk'.
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