Dan Clews: Dan Clews

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Dan Clews: Dan Clews
Distributed by
Weird Eye Records

  • Released: November 2009
  • Rating: 6/10
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Twilight folktronica from ‘The Garden Of England’.

Produced by Sir George Martin’s Grammy-winning son Giles at the appropriate setting of Abbey Road (and Air Studios), Dan Clews’ association with the Martin’s will no doubt be a highly valued badge of honour.Former member of Swedish rockers Stars Above, Kent’s Clews has been a safe bet rather than an outrageous gamble.

Giles has clearly inherited his dad’s sense of capturing melodies like he did on many Beatles songs. Most of the songs fit the Radio 2 playlist criteria, but there’s no defining ‘killer song’ to grab you like the masterful balladeering of say Jack Savoretti, who’s light years ahead of him, and still struggling to hit the big time with a batch of great songs to his name.As you’d expect, songs melt into each other seamlessly and they often veer towards saccharine sweet, many of which could be considered Gilbert O’Sullivan in texture and style, especially the ambling ballad The Ripening Of Time.

There’s a clutch of mediocrity here in the form of songs such as Kings For Blood, I Am Invincible, but he shines on James Taylor-ish Day & Night and acoustic driven This Car.A bit of beef finally enters the beat-laden Move Too Fast, surely destined to be his debut single. It’s the only one with a catchy hook, with Gilbert O’Sullivan casting a huge shadow over it again, while Sultry Man gives a big nod to Simon and Garfunkel’s early folk forays.

The verdict: Nice, but unremarkable.

Weblinks:danclews.com /myspace.com/danclews


The full list of tracks included are :

1. Lucid And Sincere
2. Day & Night
3. Out In The Garden
4. Move Too Fast
5. Sultry Man
6. The Ripening Of Time
7. Kings For Blood
8. I Am Invincible
9. This Car
10. Island In The Blue
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