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Welsh singer/songwriter Pete Lawrie finally gets around to releasing his debut album just a week before going on a joint Highlands tour with Glaswegian Pearl & The Puppets.
The first half of the album sees a nice balance of upbeat, quick tempo and slower, mellow little numbers, opening with the foot tapping, sing along track In The End treated to a new String arrangement opening for the album release. The laid back All That We Keep follows before rousing to the quick paced ramble that is How Can I Complain? Half As Good has a James Blunt-esque feel to, but also feel simple in it’s instrumentation while Fell Into The River brings the first half of the album to a close with a Motown/Soul feel.
The second half of the album feels a little like a ballroom dance with a slow,slow, quick quick, slow slow feel to the song listing. Both Poor Man’s Game and Paperthin show that Lawrie doesn’t need hugely produced tracks and can work easily with the bare essentials. If Not for You and the slight synth tinted Just Dust pick up the pace before dropping it to a more mellow tone with Dance Of Your Own, ultimately ending beautifully on slow piano driven song Jimmy And The Birds On Fire.
Overall, it’s not bad for a debut album. It’s not been over produced, giving the listener a clear distinction between instrument and vocal. It would have been nice if the track listing had followed the same pattern throughout, but this is just a minor issue. If you like your artists to have a honesty and connection with their lyrics, then Pete Lawrie is a recommended listen.
Rating: 4.5/5
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