Ninja Tune ZENCD122. 2007
Completely different from previous releases. Completely.
Here we lose the soundtrack-esque structure in favour of a more song-based album. And it works beautifully.
We still get the nu-jazz, but less of it. In steps a big chunk of soul. They've got a chap called Patrick Watson on board, who's vocals are utterly enchanting, and that's not something I say very often (or I'd likely get a good kicking around Newcastle). The first track, To Build A Home, is just him singing and playing piano, and it's a throat/lump moment for me. I'm just a big softy really.
Even Fontella Bass's vocals seem to have gone through some kind of transformation on here. I normally find her quite annoying, but here she actually makes a couple of the tracks.
One of the finest albums of 2007.
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