Martin Carr - Ye Gods (and Little Fishes)

  by Helen Tipping

published: 13 / 8 / 2009

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Martin Carr was better known as the guitarist and main songwriter in the Boo Radleys. This is an album of mellow acoustic tracks, which is quite pleasant on a first listening but it didn't awaken any sense of excitement. Musically I can't fault it, and the lyrics are diverse and interesting. It also improved with listening, so perhaps it's just a slow burner. I did enjoy second track 'Darwin's Tree' which appeared to be cleverly written ode to evolution. On 'Tired and Broke' and 'Black and Blue' I loved the guitar at the beginning and the forlorn lyrics. 'Goldrush '49 'was a sweet song of coming of age with a joyous refrain of California. A couple of tracks didn't appeal to me, but on the whole it's an undemanding and relaxing album that mixes Americana with a bit of shoe gazing and some soulful lyrics.

Track Listing:-

1 The Dead of Winter
2 Darwin's Tree
3 Bear lake
4 Pontcanna Stone
5 Goldrush '49
6 Orpheus Lament
7 Running
8 Why You Gotta Bring Me all this Rain?
9 Tired, Broke and Black and Blue
10 The Golden Key

Band Links:-

https://twitter.com/martin_carr
http://fingertipsaint.wix.com/martin-carr

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