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Power up the jukebox, light the fire or perhaps just kick back and drift away
for these are the soft stylings of a real musician.
A well-travelled man, educated and inspired by the Great American Music Dream of
country and rock
‘n’ roll; finally with all label setbacks behind him, so comes second mainstream
album,
‘Call Me Sinner’ and what has the journey brought?
Opening track, ‘Used to Call Her Trouble’ slips into the speakers like a wispy shadow in candlelight, slowly building
into a progressive, smooth rhythm created by gentle drumbeats and soothing
acoustic guitar. And it soon becomes apparent why this guy has had a recording
contract for over 15 years as his soothing voice creates a touching melody.
Seriously if your musical bag consists of ranged, softly-spoken singers mixed
with a bit of that old Southern style maybe you should just stop reading and
buy the record now.
Title-track, ‘Call Me Sinner’ is a more up-tempo, heavily country-inspired track telling a story of
one man’s great American adventure- tales of love, infidelity and reflection. The sweet
guitar
riff compliments Lind’s voice as he recollects- true easy listening paradise. ‘Coming Home’, though more simplistic in its subject deals with, surprise, surprise, the
euphoric and warm sensation of returning home- however metaphoric. Lind enlists
the limit of his vocal cords to create a dreamy harmony.
Even for fans of the adrenalin in music, we all have to take a breath and take
stock occasionally and Lind
’s likeable voice and authentic setup blur the reality of his birthplace- Joss
Stone, are you listening?
‘Boy’ actually epitomizes Lind’s struggle to be accepted, confronting the issue in an artistic way. It’s philosophical, again easy on the ears and highly therapeutic.
‘Miss Friday Night’- although breaching an amusing subject is about the only track which could be
accused of overdoing the culture, and rightly so. It
’s more like a hoedown than anything and is perhaps the only track that doesn’t fit in with the mood set so far, which does mark the album down. On the
flipside,
‘La La Love’ is just as high in cultural identity but just works better with more emphasis
on Lind
’s vocal range and uses it to good effect.
There are a couple of tracks which border between overly mellow and forgettable
towards the end such as
‘Sing to the Moon’ but this should not take away from the crispness of the album in general. It is
highly listenable, enjoyable- depending on the stubbornness of your musical
barriers and very well-written. Not a bad country album from a bloke from
Amersham.
7.5/10 CM
