Broken City People (and my admiration for John Paul Healy)
My musical acquaintance with John Paul Healy was far too brief. This is the only record on which he appears that I know.
Such a Pretty Sight (single) – November 1, 2020
My musical acquaintance with John Paul Healy was far too brief. This is the only record on which he appears that I know.
Sandy Lane is a place you can hide your face ’til the dawn of the dayNobody knows your name, everybody’s treated in the
My edit of a video by The Safety of Life at Sea to which I contributed a substantial amount of the video footage.
Just got hold of Bill Hunt’s new CD “Upwey”, and so, with the jacks all in their boxes, time for a late-night immersive listen.
It’s great! In fact I’m inspired and replenished to find music like this being made in Australia of the here and now.
The video for his single Sea of Love came out last week, and it’s a cruisy, bluesy, folk affair.
There’s brushed drums, rhythmic strummed guitars, and smatterings of violin and keys in there.
But really, this music is all about his voice.
The bossa-swung ‘Sea of Love’ flows with ripples of lust and desire.
The lyrics here trip over themselves, tumble more like spoken words, which brings to mind (not for the last time on Upwey) the unique phrasing of Paul Simon.