Ted Barnes
Underbelly

THE REVIEW

A beautiful album, heartfelt, soothing, and at times painful.

A present-day Schubert, this guitarist from Beth Orton on his second solo effort. From the first listen, it captivated me, placing me in a loop of sweet and gentle thoughts, far from stress, offering me moments of tranquility not just in sound.

A simple guitar played beautifully, accompanied however quite seriously and differently throughout the various tracks, with violin and electronic effects, with the drums almost entirely absent and some percussion.
Sensations that follow one another swiftly, from the impression of listening to excellent performances in a theater to that of being in an open space enjoying the benevolent nature of this spring period. Unfortunately, I have little information regarding this gentleman's biography and can only rely on what I've heard, but I assure you that it is not bad at all, reference albums "The Way I Am Sick" by Dakota Suite and something by Piano Magic, particularly from Glen Johnson's other project, Textile Ranch.

The tracks: "Over to you" is a slow piano with an electronic matrix, "String Dance" a music box inside a violin, "In the shed" and "Seaside Dunce" seem to materialize from the oblique melodies of Stef Kamil Carnels but without singing, Josie is around the corner but does not appear, in the others mostly a cocktail of guitar and strings describing sweet and dreamy melodies.

An album for relaxation, perhaps on a hammock, not recommended in particularly sad moments.