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For a band, Clayhill
sound ever so lonely and
separate, almost like a
solo singer song writer
act.
Perhaps this is because
all three of their
members are
geographically separated
with each hailing from
and living in a
different city in the
U.K.
Thankfully the three
have been united to
record this album an
exploration of the
darker side of life,
with beautiful lyrics
and a very English
approach to loneliness
and sadness.
I say English as it is
incredibly guarded and
very difficult to tell
how singer Gavin Clark
is truly feeling with
the mood shifting from
melancholy to wistful
within the same song.
Indeed Clark himself
sings on 'Suffer Not'
You can't pin an emotion
on me'. You can have fun
trying though and I can
see many people who
appreciate musicianship
and sweeping choruses
falling in love with
this extremely English
album which gradually
gets darker and darker
until the last song
'After the Slaughter'
makes you want to wrap
the band in a protective
cocoon so that they
never get hurt again.
Mesmerising.
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