Daniel Rachel - A Taste Of Money
We had a level of appreciation for 'Dear Friend / An Englishman Abroad'
by Daniel Rachel bordering on the illegal, saying "It's a captivating
hybrid of Squeeze and the edgier moments of Britpop, underlaid with a
hint of acoustic effervescence". So it was with mixed feelings that
we received a copy of his second elpee. Bitter disappointment or (another)
restraining order. Well it's good news for me and lawyers everywhere (gits),
for this is an utterly splendid release.
After a low key opening track you're hit with a quartet of songs back to back, as good as you'll hear all year. the Kate Rusby band backed 'Hearts And Bones' which makes absolutely no sense, the swelling hit single in the making 'Let It Be Mine', the grubby torch song 'Tivoli Flicks' (it was the Classic round my way) and the boogie protest of 'The Bucket And Broom Song'. Oh, and just to clarify it's not a song protesting about boogie, for that would be wrong and I would be forced to kill all participants in said protest.
These songs provide a backbone to the album that the other songs can work off and thrive on. There are a couple of songs that miss so you may want to skip over 'Pearl' and another revisit to Squeeze in the shape of 'Dancin' Round The Bend' but this is, overall, one of those albums that doesn't oversty its welcome and cause RSI on your skip finger.
ZEITGEIST
