MP3: Mathew Sawyer and The Ghosts - Love will come to town
(London, 2:48mins, 128 kbps)

He sounds so wise, and like all the pictures we paint of sages and village elders he’s probably shorter than you and he won’t look you in the eyes until he really means it. Mathew Sawyer sings a song of directness and prints the important points of the song in big bold letter, set wide, all the way across the road. The vocal trembling but the stature of the song is great, held up and backed up by a tall gang of violins, percussion, and voices you can just hear over the wind.

Mathew Sawyer seems, at first glance, to be a folk song writer with a feather in his hat, singing songs that make you quiver with optimism about the potential, despite the quiet roads, silent stores and empty seats.

myspace.com/theghostsmyspace

Stolen Records | CatBird told me about this guy, and his record label released the album stateside.

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