Just listened to Ben Ottewell's new album Rattlebag. I have to say initial impressions are very good. If anything slightly more edgy than his debut with a tad more trademark Ottewell rasp. What a great voice this guy has and although i'm a big fan of Gomez i think sometimes it gets undersold in...
Having now listened to, and purchased the aformentioned Timber Timbre's ' Hot Dreams' i wholeheartedly agree; it's fab! As mentioned it's quite difficult to liken it to anything else. In addition to the Lloyd Cole/ Elvis Costello Goldfrap mash up i'll thrown in a bit of Nick Cave, Tindersticks...
The top 5 definitely represent my favourite 2014 albums but the other 15 are all interchangeable:
1. Timbre Timbre 'Hot Dreams' - this is a magnificent album, cinematic almost and with a definite David Lynch feel to it. Imagine Roy Orbison or Lloyd Cole singing Elvis Costello lyrics to...
Tend to agree, although for me i lean towards Reckoning/ Fables Of The Reconstruction. Apart from the odd honarable mention i think they lost 'it' for me post Document.