Hey, Sleeper - Gone For Ten Fingers EP
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| Hey, Sleeper - Gone For Ten Fingers EP |
Berkshire. Home of...Berks. And
Luke Roberts. Luke is the man behind the mellow loveliness that is Hey, Sleeper
with a voice like Chris Martin before he went all Bono and a sparse approach to
recording. This five track EP is a thing of simple beauty that shouldn't be
overlooked just because it is standing in the corner at a party nervously
fingering a bottle of Becks. 'Playing Cards' is your entree and it reminds me
of the tender, more bleary eyed moments of Frank Turner which is a delightful
thing in my book. 'Done Deal' on the other hand reminds me of little known but
much loved troubadour Avert Francis with the gentle finger picking mixed
beautifully with Roberts' intimate, heart rending vocal style.
Things a turn for the slightly
jauntier on 'Home #2' but this is still undeniably reflective, introspective
stuff of such delicate beauty that you fear each song might just blow away on a
breeze before you've finished listening to it no matter how many times you've
listened to it already. One lovely fact about this EP is that it was recorded
on a Tascam 8 track which means you get every lip smack, voice crackle and
reverberating guitar string as fresh and honest as it was performed. 'Could You
Just' is the kind of song that you hear overdubbed as a depressed bar maid
clears up on Christmas Eve knowing all she has to go home to is a cold flat and
a drunk boyfriend. But, as said bar maid leaves the bar it starts to snow,
'Thomas & The Good Book' begins and everything is magical for the briefest
of periods. Just magical enough to make her happy for a moment and surely
that's all we ever need in life. Hey, Sleeper is an awful nom de plume but who
cares when the music is this good? Not I, sir, not I.
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