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Little Brighter

€ 24,50

Self-describing his sound as ''Southern blues country rock skiffle hip tronica,'' Welsh singer/songwriter Pete Lawrie appears determined from the outset to dispel any John Mayer-meets-Ray LaMontagne comparisons that his whiskey-soaked soulful vocals will undoubtedly inspire. While this proclamation of eclecticism could have been just another hackneyed soundbite, his debut album, A Little Brighter, reveals that his genre-straddling claims certainly aren't misplaced. Produced by Rollo Armstrong, brother of Dido and longtime member of Faithless, there might not be any obvious traces of ''hip,'' but its 11 tracks do incorporate Southern blues (the laid-back acoustics of ''Poor Man's Game''), country (the handclapping rose-tinted ode to his homeland ''If Not for You''), rock (the Springsteen-esque blue-collar vibes of ''Fell into the River''), skiffle (the stomping fusion of organs, forceful guitars, and shuffling beats of ''How Could I Complain?''), and ''tronica'' (on the lush synths and warm basslines of the new wave-tinged ''Just Dust''). But what could have been a contrived exercise in ticking every box instead appears entirely organic and natural, thanks to its unfussy production and the conviction and authenticity of Lawrie's wise-beyond-his-years tones. Indeed, he even finds the space to tackle string-soaked soul (''Half as Good''), skittering gospel (the album's highlight, ''Paperthin''), punchy nu-folk (''In the End''), and groove-laden chillout (''All That We Keep''), without ever sounding like he's merely jumping on several different bandwagons. Only on the dreary barroom ballads ''Dance on Your Own'' and ''Jimmy and the Birds on Fire'' does Lawrie veer into the kind of formulaic singer/songwriter territory the rest of the album has so effortlessly avoided. Mirroring its title, A Little Brighter is a cleverly understated and optimistic debut which, at the very least, should ensure that Lawrie won't be disregarded as another ten-a-penny troubadour. ~ Jon O'Brien

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