Dexter Bentley
Killer Kane
Tuesday 27th of May 2008
By Steve
Observation lyrics, acoustic guitar, mandolin... should we be expecting The Levellers? Not quite - this is much more London and much more stripped down than all that, but it's still great to hear a band trying something a bit different.
'Killer Kane' is a pop song with the rich vocal of Richard Bentley, which tells the story of Arthur Kane's life backwards from his demise. It's got great mini-climaxes spread throughout it's four and a bit minutes, including special moments in the harmonies, the mandolin and all the exited chorus.
Sombre folk steps in for 'Swansong', with some harmonica added to the mandolin, drums, bass and guitar of the a-side. Now this one does have a tiny bit of The Levellers in it, of a 'Men-an-Tol' or 'Just The One' ilk, but once again, not the big festival sound, more natural and more spacious.
This is a charming record with great songs, made to sound simple but actually incredibly well constructed.
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We rated this record 3.5 out of 5.
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