Seattle's Brian Noyes was new to me as this is his second album. I can tell you that Seelie Court is a great album. On the back of playing Psychodrama on the current Listening To The Week, I was so surprised by it that I went off and listened to the album.
Those who have listened to Psychodrama will know that it is great jaunty 70s Pop Rock with a hint of Psych Pop, a little Marmalade in places. If your first visit is with the opener, you would be forgiven for thinking that you are in for some mellow Piano Pop.
My heart is particularly warmed by the splendid Psych Pop of Dollhouse Man, very 60s and it may be one of the best things that I've heard all year. Both Tapestries and The Swimmer are very Canterbury Folk with arrangements to match.
The album is really lyrically adept, songs about people and places that aren akin to the writing of Ward White, indeed at times, the songs could be Ward White songs, but with the plummy vocal being replaced by something much more pleasantly gentle. I can't pay a higher compliment.
Sally Knew The Words is a cross between McCartney Pop and Acoustic Jangle and Epistle To Faye closes the album in great Brit Pop style. Beautifully arranged and produced, Seelie Court is a real tour de force that underlines the strength of melodic Pop Rock.
You can listen to and buy the album here. It is available on Vinyl, CD, Cassette and as a download.
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