FLANNERY,MICK - WHITE LIES[WHITE VINYL] Price: €27.99 Format: LP Availability: Immediate Dispatch

LP - Limited Edition White Vinyl

This is a reissue of Flannerys first major label-debut which is equally as stimulating. the Waits comparisons are still apparent, although on White Lies, theres a sense that Flannery is very much determined to shun any resemblances, and find his own sound. Undoubtedly influenced by classic songwriters, his gorgeous, textured voice - which sounds its lived through several lifetimes - is less imitative of his heroes, but no less affecting or understated.

Theres no doubt, either, that Flannerys talent as a songwriter is exciting: aching piano and guitar ballads sit comfortably astride sultry, theatrical bar-room fables that groove and quietly holler, while the subtleties of his key changes, the gorgeous female backing vocals on many songs, and his proficiency with lyrics (near or far is particularly stirring) dont go unnoticed, either.