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Nov 20, 2013With 17 incredibly complex songs clocking in at almost an hour, the San Fermin listening experience is a commitment, but one that rewards greatly.
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Nov 20, 2013They manage to cut down some of the weight of the sung pieces, casting them in a more unique light, while giving San Fermin much needed tension and even a bit of violence.
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Jan 21, 2014It’s brimming with spectacular moments and paints grand tales that demand close inspection.
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Nov 20, 2013San Fermin is a classical album, fitted with an accompanying tale of love and heartache. San Fermin is also a folk-pop album, set in a world of brilliantly beautiful classical instrumentation and composition. It sits perfectly in both of these guises, and for this, Ellis Ludwig-Leone deserves all of the praise in the world.
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UncutNov 20, 2013San Fermin proves Ludwig-Leone to be a fantastically ambitious songwriter on the way to finding a voice of his own. [Oct 2013, p.74]
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Nov 20, 2013It's not quite a concept record, but a record stuffed with concepts. And at its high points, it's brilliant.