James Blunt // Moon Landing

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*This review pertains to the deluxe version of the album*

It’s been 3 years since James Blunt last album release (Some Kind Of Trouble) but now he’s back with his brand new album, Moon Landing. So what’s Mr Blunt offering us?

Opening with just a tinkling on the piano keys (and a motorbike buzzing past(?!)), Face The Sun a bit of sombre opening, that builds gradually to a crashing sound before dropping back just to piano.Satellites is slightly more upbeat and feelings of previous works by Blunt across his previous albums. Next we have the debut single from this album, Bonfire Heart.

Raising the tempo once again, it’s Heart To Heart we reckon will have fans singing and clapping along with when it comes to touring. Miss America again has us thinking of tracks from albums one & two (Billy & Carry You Home) mixed with a bit of Elton’s Rocket Man.The rousing The Only One comes next before another slow number Sun on Sunday with obligatory key change

I have never been a beautiful boy/Never liked the sound of my own voice are the opening lines to the upbeat Bones (and we think this is crying out for a dance remix!) Another dark track in Always Hate Me before he head into a brighter little number with Postcards complete with ukulele. Blue On Blue is another slow number before reaching it climax 3/4 of the way through.

Telephone (no, not a cover of Lady Gaga’s track….hmmm….James Blunt does Lady Gaga….no?) is a little swayey, clap the hands track with piano and ukulele and a backing of ohh. Mid tempo Kiss This Love Goodbye trundles along to the final track of Hollywood which reminds us a little of Goyte’s Somebody That I Used To Know.

Moon Landing feels like a bit of mash up of Blunt’s last three albums as there are sounds from all three present but at the same time, there is a bit of a mix of different sounds that we don’t think is deliberate. There more of a feeling towards the first two albums (Back To Bedlam & All The Lost Souls) more than the last (Some Kind Of Trouble) but there are moments where that sneaks through. An interesting collection of tracks from the singer/songwriter

Rating: 4/5