Tom
Barrow followed me on Twitter a while back, and so I added him to the list for
review. As I started listening this week I saw that in addition to doing his
own thing, he also sings for The Mantells, and had a few of their songs on his
Soundcloud page. Also, that number of songs just increased, because the
Mantells had a new EP coming out. It did not feel right to ignore that, so I am
reviewing both. It was the only solution.
There
is a somewhat similar sensibility between the two projects, but I would say in
the group it gets a bit funkier. This is perfectly logical, because on his own
Barrow is acoustic guitar, which tends to be more mellow. Paul Simon fans would
probably enjoy him. "Space To Rent" feels laid back, and
"Tipsy" is much more sober than you would expect based on the title, but
you are more likely to be able to dance to "How To Say It".
Favorites
are "Key To The City" by The Mantells, and "Schoolyard
Games" for Tom Barrow, but the music overall is easily accessible and
worth checking out.
Everyone
is from Manchester.
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