Play 90 second soundbite of 'Oor Willie's Baldy' @ 'CD quality'
and together they sound like a cleverly comic, Scottish version of Tom Waits; strong songs put to impressively simplistic music, observational lyrics with a humorous slant, dark, mysterious sounding instrumentation that enhances rather than clutters. A touch of Nick Cave meets Gilbert O'Sullivan, if you will!
Murray's soft Scottish accent adds a distinct, natural warmth to the, not to be missed, lyrics. Grant's embellishing and vibrant piano work is exquisite and perfectly poised to enhance the sentiment of the words while McCutcheon provides the solid but sparse bass lines with Harvey providing beautiful fiddle fills at just the right moments. All-in-all, 'Songs Ya Bass Vol 1' is a magnificently put together piece of contemporary, musical story telling to enjoy at any time and in any place.
Dumb Instrument may not be the most commercial prospect on the scene at the moment but they'll definitely get loads of work based on this single release. With 'Songs Ya Bass Vol 1', Dumb Instrument leave a pleasant taste that begs to be re-visited. Charming, relaxing and very, very cool!
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