Ali Ingle - A Life Unlike Yours
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| Ali Ingle - A Life Unlike Yours |
Release Date: 28th June 2014
Liverpudlian scamp Ali Ingle is
back with a new EP of songs and an improbable piece of cover art that I
wouldn't want to attempt - not with my knees. The EP begins with the title
track, 'A Life Unlike Yours', which is a beautiful blend of Springsteen-esque
vocal melodies but with the awkwardness of David Kitt or Jim Noir after a few
pints having a go at an Ed Sheeran impression. 'Yours Alone' is a mellower
affair but has that commercial feel so many solo male acts are succeeding with
at the moment - somewhere between acoustic folk and a slow jam with a big bass
drum beat.
Ingle is a talent, there's no
denying that, but he's taking alternative influences and straddling the line
between the credible and the commercial which is so hard to do well these days.
The second half of the EP kicks with recent single 'The Locker' which has a
more American twang and an interesting video that's worth checking out. Just as
it's getting in to its stride the EP comes to a close with 'I Won't Be There',
a song that opens with mournful keys
before growing to a subdued triumphalism like Elbow finding a tenner in their
collective pockets on a Sunday morning after a late night at the pub. Given the
right push and the patronage of a BBC Radio 2 DJ I think Mr Ingle might just be
able to turn one of these tunes in to an ear worm of epic proportions.
More information: http://aliingle.co.uk/