After all the Toni Tubna excitement (Top 10 in the IDHAS Best Albums of 2022), Ian Button returns to one of his day jobs with Papernut Cambridge. The wonderful Pastoral Pop suits Button's gentle voice perfectly. although he has a rockier croak at times that certainly adds to the versatility.
You sense that Button lives in Toytown, but doesn't spend a lot of time there, Take for instance, the Latin catchiness of La Cucina and the Brass in the Indie Pop of Literally Cherrytown which makes the song swing with a Dexy's vibe.
This Brass also turns the 60s Piano Pop of Trip To America into a Bacharach affair. Grimston Green Hustle is almost a funk shuffle, a song seemingly about mastering an album. Look For The Highest Window is a splendid Melancholic harmonic Wonder of a soundscape.
See A Star is wonderful gentle Psych Pop. But it is the gentle catchiness of the Pop that grabs you most. There is a real Pop spring in the earworm that is End Of The Downs, it just draws you in. That is never more underlined on the magnificent, Jump In Your Heart.
You just can't stop singing along to the song, A lovely little Guitar solo is added and there it is a long time since I heard whistling on a song. There is a DIY feel to the album, a feel similar to Martin Newell, although Papernut Cambridge are much more melodic.
I'd love to take a peak inside Button's mind. There's a lot going on in it. The lyrics at time seem very stream of thought, particularly when he takes on the banal and everyday. But the Pastoral Pop reveals an ability to add unusual arrangements to love songs and more general topics. Highly Recommended!
You can listen to and buy the album here. The album is also available on CD and Vinyl.
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