Newcastle’s home grown songstress (and her lesser known Hooves of Destiny) release their debut album.
Just by looking at the album title, you can tell that Newcastle’s
very own Beth Jeans Houghton is not trying to be the next Florence
Welch. If you were trying to explain her style you may, in passing, use
Florence as a comparison but BJH is very much her own product. The fact
that she spent a good 2 years writing, recording and perfecting the
songs for this album shows that she has more than willing to put in the
effort to create an album. And it shows.
With a voice that floats between Laura Marling and Florence Welch she
couples that with Neutral Milk Hotel or even Of Montreal-esque
weirdness to create something pretty magical. The album paints a picture
of cities in the sky and parades of weird but loveable things. It
really is an unusual album but it just works. ‘Sweet Tooth Bird’ sets
the tone for the rest of the album with triumphant trumpets and ‘Atlas’
is the most prominent example of Beth’s beautifully soaring voice.
The stand out tracks do, however, seem to be the singles that have
been kicking around for a while now, particularly ‘Lilliputt’. YTCN
is definitely a grower. It’s weirdness can be a bit overbearing at
times but, at its short running length and with the amount of variety
here, it’s a fantastic album from the North East sweetheart.
Recommended Download: ‘Liliputt’
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Author: Chris Taylor
Source: The Courier
Date: February 22nd, 2012
Original article: HERE
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