LATE NIGHT LAMENTS

A nice laid-back singer-songwriter piece of work, still full of colours and shades, this latest album by Tim Bowness encompasses his sensibility well framed by the talented instrumental help brought aboard for the occasion. Outstanding progressive brightness is provided by Kavus Torabi on the electric guitar, and circumpspect but ever imaginative sense of depth is what we expect (and obtain) from Richard Barbieri, of Porcupine Tree fame, on the keyboards.

However, the sense of variation from song to song is not so strong as one might have desired, in fact, I feel it falls a little bit short. Don't misunderstand me, even so, I have enjoyed, for example, tracks 01 Northern Rain, and 04 We Caught the Light, which, in addition to the above adduced virtues, feature good vocal harmonies and impeccably emulated staccatto strings.

It's just that this high level of interest is not sustained by each and every track, so, for average's sake, take it as a good one