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Lookaftering

~ Vashti Bunyan
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  • Audio CD (17 Oct 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Fat Cat
  • ASIN: B000ANXLBC
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,010 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Lately 2:21£0.69
Listen  2. Here Before 2:05£0.69
Listen  3. Wayward 3:06£0.69
Listen  4. Hidden 3:23£0.69
Listen  5. Against The Sky 3:10£0.69
Listen  6. Turning Backs 4:28£0.69
Listen  7. If I Were 2:15£0.69
Listen  8. Same But Different 3:38£0.69
Listen  9. Brother 2:10£0.69
Listen10. Feet Of Clay 4:29£0.69
Listen11. Wayward Hum 4:26£0.69


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Amazon.co.uk Review

For an artist’s second album to appear 35 years on from their debut suggests an unprecedented case of writer’s block, but Vashti Bunyan can at least point to mitigating circumstances. An acolyte of Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, Bunyan recorded one of British folk’s great lost works, 1970’s Just Another Diamond Day. That record’s re-release and subsequent glowing reappraisal has led to a new generation of celebrity fans--Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Four Tet--and with Lookaftering, a new suite of songs as beautiful as anything that came before.

Bunyan’s voice is high, stately and choiral, somewhat akin to Nico, had she been born not in Cologne, but some verdant English meadow. Accordingly, it’s the perfect vehicle for these dainty, pastoral sing-songs. A number of musicians guest here: Devendra Banhart plays steel acoustic guitar on "Wayward", while Joanna Newsom contributes restrained but elegant harp to "If I Were" and "Against The Sky". But their performances are restrained and supportive, never threatening to overwhelm Bunyan’s florid, fragile nursery rhymes. A quietly terrific return; consider this a case of writer’s block shaken.-Louis Pattison



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Cult hippie folkstress follows up her debut album 'Just Another Diamond Day' a staggering 35 years later, after dropping out of the music industry and quite literally riding off on a horse and cart. Hailed as a veritable legend and a huge influence by most of the players on the burgeoning neo-psych-folk scene such as Devendra Banhart, Circulus, Josephine Foster and Joanna Newsom, her return makes this one of the most anticipated albums of all time.

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A gentle masterpiece, 14 Oct 2005
This is a quite wonderful record. In many ways it's similar in sound to Vashti's only previous release, 'Just Another Diamond Day', but while JADD had an air of hippy idealism to it, the mood on Lookaftering is altogether more melancholy, an older and wiser sister. This, however, doesn't stop it from being one of the most lovely records you will ever hear. It has a totally natural, pastoral sound, and Vashti's half-whispered vocals are captivating and heartbreaking, making the album a mood-piece of astounding beauty.

It's impossible to name a favourite track on Lookaftering, but if you were ever to record the sound of being in love, 'If I Were' comes close, with a marvellous contribution from Joanna Newsom. Also, Robert Kirby's string arrangement lends a real presence to 'Same But Different'. That said, every single track is a real gem.

If you're looking for gentle, bittersweet, moving, beautiful music then I cannot recommend this record enough. It's good to have you back, Vashti.

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One star too little, 2 Mar 2006
I recently bought a copy of "Just another diamond day" by Vashti Bunyan and was very impressed by the quality of songs and so I gave it five stars. This prompted me to buy "Lookaftering". I thought the passage of years may have blunted Vashti's sensibilities as it has with many people in this world, but I was pleased to find that the songs and emotions expressed in this album are deeper and more heartfelt than on her first one, which made me feel like giving six stars if I were able. Once again the songs have a delicate beauty complimented by Vashti's tender voice. Some reviewers have criticised her voice, but I feel that it is perfect for the songs that she sings-no other voice would do and the whole atmosphere of the album is of an almost melancholy beauty that is unique in modern popular music. It was captured in that period of the late 60's to early 70's by such singers as Nick Drake, Bridget St John, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Judy Collins and Carol King to name just a few, but now the emphasis is on less romantic introverted music but more up-front compositions reflecting shallow emotions and coarser thoughts. This album is certainly a treasure and an oasis in the desert of modern day creativity. Also a little glimpse of a golden age that would pass if not for souls like Vashti Bunyan.
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32 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A really beautiful record., 18 Nov 2005
By Jonathan James Romley (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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I'm not going to dwell too much on the back-story and biography - too many people have littered their reviews with snippets culled from Vashti's website - and I'm certainly not going pretend that I knew anything about her before her appearance on Jools Holland a few weeks ago. Let's just keep things simple... Vashti Bunyan chose to live a rich and fulfilling life away from the soul-destroying pop mainstream, has released two timeless albums, and has easily beaten the largely inactive likes of Kate Bush, Scott walker, Kevin Shields and Kevin Rowland to the title of "longest creative break between albums, ever!!!".

Stylistically, this album is very similar to her first, 1970's Just Another Diamond Day, with the emphasis on stripped-down arrangements, often building around an acoustic guitar or piano, with Vashti's warming vocals telling tales of travellers and the simple life, with a great sense of poetry and evocation. All of the songs are beautifully composed and performed with wilting arrangements that accompany the lyrical sentiments and vocal delivery perfectly.. establishing and sustaining an elegant, regal and pastoral mood that flows beautifully from song to song. Like all great songwriters/performers, Vashti is able to conjure up images within our minds, whilst simultaneously mining heartfelt emotions that not only convey her own state of mind, but also, give the listener a sense of something to relate to. You only have to listen to a song as beautiful as Hidden or Against the Sky or Feet of Clay (or the whole album for that matter), with those delicate transcendent arrangements, coupled with that gorgeous, ethereal voice, and we're drifting off into another time and another place completely.

Despite collaborations with avant-garde folk-acts like Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and the Animal Collective, this is very much a folk-album in the traditional sense, with shorter songs that maintain a gentle tempo, with the emphasis on voice and maybe one or two different instruments. It's all the better for it too, if you ask me (not that you have, or would, but anyway), with the simplicity of the songs, coupled with the emotional-impact that Vashti's voice naturally has, really making the whole thing resonate to a much greater degree.

There's no definite highlight to pick out (though right now, if I was forced, I might say Hidden), with the whole album just unfolding perfectly. As a performer and storyteller, Bunyan is fantastic, and despite the three-decades worth of inactivity, her influence, particularly on the aforementioned Banhart and Newsom, et al, is monumental. Lookingafter, like it's 1970 predecessor Just Another Diamond Day, is a magnificent album... one that seems to exist in it's own hermetically sealed universe. The song writing, production, performance and overall arrangement is fantastic, and sure to appeal to both fans of the traditional folk of singer songwriters like Roy Harper, Fairport Convention, Nick Drake, early Bob Dylan, Christy Moore and Van Morrison (think Veedon Fleece!) and those forward-thinking up-starts currently taking folk music into strange and intoxicating new places. Vashti Bunyan's Lookingafter manages to bridge the gap between the two generations perfectly, no doubt becoming something of a folk-musical "gateway drug" for many listeners drawn to this great new movement.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Music is like art
Fortunately, we are all different when it comes to what music we like and what art we appreciate. This lady has the most fantastic voice (in my opinion!). Read more
Published 11 months ago by Chris Powell

1.0 out of 5 stars Age overtakes youthful natural talent
Having enjoyed the undoubted quality of Vashti Bunyan's 1960s recordings, I responded to the many high ratings of this 2005 album and purchased it. Read more
Published 17 months ago by John

3.0 out of 5 stars Over rated
I bought this after purchasing her first album Just Another Diamond Day which i liked. However, this is a real disapointment although Bunyan is unique and you wont find... Read more
Published 20 months ago by hickman

4.0 out of 5 stars vashti"s comeback!
when i bought vashti"s first album,it blew me away,it took me to another softer,and gentle place. Thirtysix years later and she"s still got it! Read more
Published 23 months ago by spanky

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
The music itself is listenable to, but Vashti does tend to witter weakly in and out of time/tune. I realise this is her distinct style, however - the album does come across like... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2007 by Dr Manic

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure, fragile and wonderous beauty
You either get Vashti Bunyan or you don't. Her backstory is well known and it's this fragile reemergence into the mainstream that is chronicled on 'Lookaftering'. Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by Timothy Hooper

1.0 out of 5 stars just AWFUL (one star too many)
I like singer-songwriters, love folk music, appreciate meaningful lyrics and adore a good tune. I can do quirky, different, even cooky. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2006 by Hc Williams

4.0 out of 5 stars Passionless, vapid and maybe excellent, too
This is one of those CDs which is full of pretentiousness and totally passionless. Yet despite that, it is also a real gem. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2006 by Mr. K. Hubbard

5.0 out of 5 stars this is an excellent album
There's no need to go through all the biographical detail about Vashti - other people have done that well enough below. Read more
Published on 11 Jul 2006 by Mike J. Wheeler

5.0 out of 5 stars Another diamond day indeed
And so 35 years after her last album “Just Another Diamond Day” Vashti Bunyan finally gets around to releasing her second. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2005 by russell clarke

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