English singer/songwriter, sounding almost like what
David Gray might sound like if he didn't
suck.
Tom writes sounds about
loneliness,
heartbreak,
bitterness, and is incredibly atmospheric and emotive. The kind of music one could listen to whilst exchanging unrequited
love across the
student bar, barbed with a cynical
political edge in regard to what McRae sees as a flawed and to some degree empty,
world.
"so burn, burn the flag
rip it up
bury the rags"
McRae's
lyrics manage not to compound the feeling of sadness, but to lightly relieve the listener, simultaneously sinister and strikingly
beautiful, every song on his self-titled LP is an expertly-faceted gem with
piano or
strings supporting fingerpicked
guitar arpeggios and creating a rich, almost
oppressive effect on many of his
songs. This contrasts sharply with his live performances, bare without studio editing and relying on McRae's gift for
melody and intense vocal delivery.
Worth a look for
Jeff Buckley fans, or anyone who likes
Travis,
Starsailor,
Ed Harcourt,
Mercury Rev or
I am Kloot
Discography:
Street Light /
A & B song
- street light
- a & b song
Tom McRae
DB Records
- you cut her hair
- end of the world news
- 2nd law
- bloodless
- draw down the stars
- one more mile
- the boy with the bubblegun
- hidden camera show
- a & b song
- language of fools
- untitled
- sao paulo rain
- i ain't scared of lightning
End Of The World News (Dose Me Up)
- end of the world news (dose me up)
- soldier song
You Cut Her Hair
- you cut her hair
- draw down the stars