by
Fionn Regan
- Record Label: Universal
- Release Date: Jan 28, 2013
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MojoFeb 21, 2013Lucinda Williams has labelled Regan "his generation's answer to Bob Dylan," and on this evidence, that doesn't feel like hyperbole. [Feb 2013, p.90]
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Q MagazineFeb 21, 2013Intimately compelling, from his first strum to last breath, Regan passes the acid test of songmanship; all 10 are perfect as they are. [Feb 2013, p.109]
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Feb 21, 2013The 10 songs last barely 25 minutes, but in that pared-back simplicity every melody and bass thrum and poetic image counts.
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UncutFeb 21, 2013These nine brief songs weave together to create a bewitching, moonlit spell. [Feb 2013, p.78]
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Feb 21, 2013With just a mere 26 minutes forming its contents, you’re left wanting to know more. On the other hand, it’s the short, creative simplicity of The Bunkhouse Vol. I: Anchor Black Tattoo that makes it so special.
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Feb 21, 2013The record is beautiful but brief at 26 minutes; roll on Vol II.
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Feb 21, 2013If you’re looking for something heartwarming in the short term or an album to warm cold nights, give The Bunkhouse Vol 1: Anchor Black Tattoo a go, however here’s hoping that the second volume of The Bunkhouse holds something a little more defined and innovative.
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Feb 21, 2013This album shows that simple can indeed be effective. Regan simultaneously covers a lot of topical ground whilst using a finite number of musical resources.
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Feb 21, 2013It's rich, vivid, and occasionally odd enough to give you a start.
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Feb 21, 2013Fionn’s great rocking out and full of energy, but here, just voice and guitar for most, he’s just so listenable.
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Feb 21, 2013As an observer however it’s tempting to shoo him away awhile into the redwood forests, just long enough that he might wrestle with something a little meatier, a work as gently heartbreaking as it is cerebrally seductive.
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Feb 21, 2013Lyrically there are a few choice morsels (for example: “Cat fight, swollen lip/Hair caught in the teeth of your zip”), but taken as a whole it leaves a taste of saccharine.