President Sweetheart - I Play My Shadow

  by Anthony Strutt

published: 25 / 3 / 2016

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President Sweetheart are Tom Butterworth, Nick Holton of Coley Park/Black Hearted Brother, Ian McCutcheon of Slowdive/Mojave 3/Loose Salute, Paul Blewett of Black Hearted Brother and Tom Crook of Band of Hope. Tom Butterworth, who also a screenwriter, is the main singer-songwriter here. 'I Play My Shadow', which is only available in a limited edition of three hundred yellow vinyl copies and on download, has been released on Slowdive and former Mojave 3 front man's Neil Halstead's Big Potato records. Holton's own association with Halstead goes back to Mojave 3 days, when Coley Park were Mojave 3's main support band, and they then went on to produce each other's records over the years. 'There's a Light' opens the album. It is a lo-fi, acoustic gem with the grace of Nick Drake and a country twang. 'Still Not Right' is reminiscent of the Lemonheads, while 'Different Drum' is much slower and elegant. It's Not Just Killing You' is a heartbreaker, sung by Butterworth in a self-confessional way. Promises, is a song of reflection, of broken hopes and dreams. 'Do You Feel Like Those Other Girls?' has a summery sunshine feel, despite its dark theme of suicide. It slowly builds to a much louder and heavier ending. 'Why Did You Forgive Me?' is a swooning and very sad lament. 'I Get Lost' has more of a swing to it, like an acoustic Velvet Underground with some punchy guitar from Holton and drums that keep the pace alive. 'Our Love' starts slowly, but builds into a nine minute journey of many depths. It ends with, 'Speak, Whistle, Hope', which concludes the album with a knees up around the piano. A first-rate album.

Track Listing:-

1 There's A Light
2 Still Not Right
3 Not Just Killing You
4 Promise
5 Do You Feel Like Those Other Girls?
6 Why Did You Forgive Me?
7 I Get Lost
8 Our Love
9 Shadow
10 Speak Whistle Hope

Band Links:-

https://www.facebook.com/President-Sweetheart-1207481662611653/

Label Links:-

http://www.bigpotatorecords.co.uk/

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