Andrew Foster's honest and stripped back approach gives you access to a man that is clearly a great wordsmith, a damn fine composer and a stunning performer.
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Andrew Foster's honest and stripped back approach gives you access to a man that is clearly a great wordsmith, a damn fine composer and a stunning performer.
Apart from a few piano additions from buddy Loz Bridge, Foster relies simply and effectively on his own accompaniment to deliver some remarkably mature sounding songs; the man, the musician is totally exposed by the remarkable simplicity of 'Butterflymind' - just voice, guitars and harmonica, just a man with a vision, just a man and his music! Foster nails it though with curt but vibrant songs, heart on sleeve execution and a seriously commercial sound.
'Butterflymind' is generally a mid-tempo work that has a pretty up-lifting feel about it; even if some of the songs err on the slightly mournful side, Foster brings a lightness to the feel with his precise strumming and picking using a guitar that's obviously big, beefy and rich in timbre. Vocally Foster's voice matches the warmth of the guitar and therefore the two sit perfectly harmoniously together and tend to fill out the sound quite magnificently. Foster's songs are well conceived and beautifully crafted; his ability to make the listener connect with the words is quite special - at times is sounds like Foster is in the same room singing to you and you alone!
'Butterflymind' by Andrew Foster is a wonderful example of modernistic, bright and warm eclectic acoustic music. Foster's talent is there for all to hear - Foster tempts the listener, like a magnet he draws you in such that you feel part of something special. As the EP draws to an end there's a feeling of disappointment though - not cuz 'Butterflymind' has let down but because 'Butterflymind' leaves you wanting more. 'Butterflymind' by Andrew Foster is pretty-much as good as anything similarly ilked out there - with the likes of Gray, Rice, Fretwell and a few other 'names' seemingly taking a while to make their returns, the time could be just right for someone with similar talent and style to walk right up and cash in - the time could be just right then for Andrew Foster - good promotion and exposure right NOW could see Foster making a pretty indelible mark on the acoustic music scene!!
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