Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Tom McRae

Add Date: March 30

Artist: Tom McRae

Album: The Alphabet of Hurricanes

Label: Cooking Vinyl

Genre: Folk, singer songwriter

Comments: England's own McRae has churned out four records in these last nine years and his latest, The Alphabet of Hurricanes, is an understated gem. Quirky in places, sensitive in others, but altogether a solid blend of good-guy folk that transcends the fold of your everyday contemporary singer-songwriter. Alphabet was recorded over three years in studios, hotel rooms, and even backstage at gigs. Fans of intimate acts like Damien Rice and The Swell Season might find a new favorite.


"Summer of John Wayne" is lovely and "Won't Lie" is a waltzy little ballad that I bet Andrew Bird would play if he was a WLUR DJ. You can too!

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