Peter Hall's debut album, Light The Stars was in the IDHAS Best Albums Of The Year, hitting the Top 40. You can read the review here. About Last Night continues and builds on that success with an outstanding Singer Songwriter offering.
Everybody these days wants immediacy in their music, great today, forgotten tomorrow. when I've always felt that the songs that stay with you far longer are the ones that stand repeated listens, growing more and more until you realise that this may be with you forever.
About Last Night is also an ideal example of how great the album format still is. We don't need to be bombarded with playlists when a complete listen to the work of one artist's work leaves us far more fulfilled. This is an album that does just that, it is Pop Rock of the highest quality.
Hall's gentle vocal isn't that suited to the up and at 'em, so the concentration is on beautifully arranged melodic joy, splendidly sung with a chorus hook. This gentleness doesn't mean the songs are boring with killer guitar solos on the likes of Waiting For Nothing and the superb Nothing Happens.
There is also room for the upbeat Click Your Fingers, a real jaunty melodic joy of a song with additional fine vocal harmonies. The title track opens proceedings with a Jangle and a hook that just grabs you. Both of these songs are highlights.
However the real star of the show is the awesome The Autumn Stone. A really moody melancholic belter of a song that adds a lounge, almost jazz instrumental interlude. It is like heartbreak put to music. About Last Night is the finest example of how quality out bids all. Highly Recommended!
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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