Philip Selway - Familial

Artist: Philip Selway

Album: Familial

Label: Nonesuch

Release Date: 31st August 2010
Rating 4.5 / 5

Radiohead's drummer will hopefully make more records on his own, of course employing the wonderful musicians that joined him here. A soulful, charming record that will hopefully help him reach critical acclaim, I know I am really digging this! Well written songs, with gentle guitars overlapping simple beats and adding trance-like quilts of pleasure to wrap oneself in. The song Simple Life incorporates amazing layering and building from a subtle ode on up to an almost grinding slap to the face. This album soothes the soul, contemplating puffy clouds and pretty places, taking me away to a softer spot, smiling. It really brings me back to a sound not dissimilar from Donovan and other 60’s folk-rockers that wrote superbly twisting, delicacies- an array of tasty songs. A fantastic release- I look forward to more!

 -Natty B-

 15^th September 2010