(review of 4 song sampler for Lo-tech solutions)

I just love it when this happens. I don’t really know how this cd reached me, but I’m so glad it has. Merchandise come to us from the north-west of the UK, and mooch a fine line between the sophisticated pop of Baptiste, The Real Tuesday Weld and Tears in X-Ray Eyes.

‘Beautiful Morning For a Bad Day’ kicks off with the sort of song that The Liberty Ship seems to specialise in these days, in that it sounds like it was knocked together whilst laying on the bed, staring out of the window. And that’s a wonderful thing.

’14:53’ cleverly takes the same guitar motif as it’s predecessor to offer another lounge classic. The tempo’s upped a bit with ‘Echolalia’, which could easily be a Fosca track, and has a rather snazzy guitar solo half way through.

Finally, ‘For the Shore’ comes over all Pipas on us.

Fantastic pop music.

Sam Metcalf