Chris Bridgett: Seven Songs For Summer season
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Levenshulme’s best acoustic troubador Chris Bridgett returns swiftly after his debut Speedboat On Chapel Road. This time it’s a stripped again affair as Chris bares his soul. Wayne AF Carey evaluations…
Not one for sitting on his arse and watching the world go by with out him Chris has hunkered down but once more in 6DB Studios with good buddy Simon ‘Ding’ Archer to thrill us with seven songs for what has turned out to be not a nasty Summer season to date, this time right down to the bone together with his trusty guitar and even a harmonica sooner or later.
As Chris says: “Seven Songs for Summer season is me attempting to get to the core, the essence of what I do as a songwriter, the place the lyric and the simplicity of melody and the spirit within the tune is what issues – no drums, no bass, every little thing is as you’d anticipate should you put me in a room with my guitar and file what I’m doing – stay because it occurs. It’s me unfiltered, with out gloss, because it occurred. It’s as solo as I might get. lo-fi acoustic punk is the place its at.”
He kicks in with the maudlin riff in I See Rainbows which isn’t as a lot as a downer as you assume as he sees rainbows and we see clouds. It’s a moody bugger with a slight DIY drum beat and a relaxing strum on his trusty acoustic. Golden Hour is a pure acoustic quantity with enjoyable lyrics and a nod to Syd Barrett, providing you with the picture of CB sat in a considering temper discussing issues and the way he interprets their final result. It’s a jolly tune that will sound nice performed at a guerilla gig within the woods someplace… 1988 is a nostalgic look again at his Hulme days, going clubbing and hanging out with that bohemian crowd, doing a Dennis The Menace and usually reminiscing about The Kitchen, Voodoo Ray and the entire scene. You need to be a sure age to get this one however the tune is a trippy drug haze that makes you get that flash again of being stoned. Beautiful stuff.
Video Credit score: Hels Millington
Day In June floats in with a stunning little Floydian flick of the strings and Chris lamenting about our shitty Manchester wet climate and counting the times – “Glastonbury’s on TV subsequent week and it’ll quickly be Christmas.” If you understand you understand… 1000 Ideas An Hour is one other nice tune with slick manufacturing from Ding, floating ethereal guitars and CB regarding his thoughts full of concepts, waking up at silly a clock like all inventive minds expertise but discover it exhausting to clarify to individuals who assume you’re a bit completely different. If you understand you understand… Button Up Tight leans in direction of early Dylan, Cohen and even a bit Ian McCulloch. A easy acoustic riff backed with harmonica and one other tune about our superb climate and brushed beneath the carpet psychological well being points. Writing from the center right here. Closing monitor Raindrops has some chic guitar with Chris going all gravelly voiced and deep at factors, with lyrics about being terrified of thunder of lightning, turning off the electrical energy and sitting in the midst of the room. My neighbour would relate to this one. “Raindrops fall heavy, they’re the largest I’ve ever seen” Darkish but soothing.
Chris Bridgett has but once more give you seven songs that contact you and offer you an perception into to his ever altering mindset, not conforming to your regular run of the mill and talking from his personal worldly view of his personal way of thinking. Charming and disturbing in equal measures.
Phrases by Wayne Carey, Opinions Editor for Louder Than Struggle. His creator profile is right here
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