Clayhill - Mine At Last

by Anthony Strutt

published: 15 / 4 / 2006

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Format: CD

intro

Elegant and husky gentle guitar rock on fourth album from Clayhill, the group of ex Beth Orton guitarist and bassist Ted Barnes and Al Friend and former Sunhouse sinher Gavin Clark

Now four albums in, Clayhill just get better and better.The guitar lines of fex-Beth Orton guitarist and bassist Ted Barnes and Al Friend are elegant and husky, while in former Sunhouse singer Gavin Clark they gave an excellent singer. 'Mine at Last' has elements of all that is great about music, tads of jazz, deep rhythms of soul elegance, hip grooves and fragile lines of guitar that are as strong as those of Nick Drake or Johnny Marr. On a recent UK tour supporting Beth Orton, they completely stole the show. In losing Ted as a songwriting partner, Beth's new songs show thar not all her magic is down to her alone. By the middle of this album, it even had me dancing before I returned back to the gentle rain of sunny days and rainbows. The perfect mix for a possible great summer,

Track Listing:-

1 Beard
2 Suffer Not
3 One Nerve
4 Hectors Laugh
5 Hang On
6 Halfway Across
7 Buy Me A Suit
8 Mari-Sol
9 Dying Breed
10 Fortress
11 Whites Of The Eyes
12 After The Slaughter

interviews

Interview (2004)

Clayhill are back with their second album of the year, 'Small Circle', three songs of which have been used on a short film. "Nothern Soul' by cult director Shane Meadows. They talk to Anthony Strutt about the making of the film

digital downloads

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reviews

One Nerve (2006)

Impressive new download only single from Clayhill, the current project of former Sunhouse singer Gavin Clark, and guitarist Ted Barnes and double bassist Ali Friend , both of whom used to play with Beth Orton.

Acoustic (2005)

Small Circle (2004)

Cuban Green (2004)