Hey Negrita: The Buzz Above

Elly Roberts reviews

Hey Negrita: The Buzz Above
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  • Released: July 2006
  • Rating: 10/10

Think Mark Knopfler’s voice. Add bucket loads of Americana. Result? Hey Negrita..

It astounds me how we (Brits) can sometimes outdo the Yanks at their own game.That’s what going on here. This brilliant neuvo-country band certainly knowshow to throw it back in their faces, and with style.

The music ranges from Pogues like romps such as Nine To Five (featuringsome nifty harmonica work) to a spellbinding waltzy-tradfolk Lust And Bonesa la Fairport Convention, even. Each song has melody at its heart.


First single, Can’t Walk Away, a highly hummable country ditty (withsubtle pedal steel hanging in the background) is a perfect opening track thatsets the tone for the rest of this very impressive album. Twanging guitar anddeep voiced singing by Felix on All About Me send you up-country beforethe Penny Drops, a shimmying dusty acoustic ballad.

Abandon Ship, next single out July 3, has a rousing trad feel, almostin the Levellers mode, as is an equally impressive The Message.

Foot-tapping Coming Down (shades of The Mavericks?) is sure to be aparty favourite, if it’s ever released as a single. Good Times istext-book Dire Straits meets The Mavericks, though more countrified. Thestunning Charlene chronicles a lost friend, as it builds and builds toa magnificent heart-wrenching chorus, supplemented by delicate pedal steelagain.

Not to be missed at any cost!

Weblink:Hey Negrita.com /Fat Fox.com


The full list of tracks included are :

1. Can’t Walk Away
2. All About Me
3. Penny Drops
4. Abandon Ship
5. Coming Down
6. Good Times
7. Charlene
8. The Message
9. Hold Tight
10. Nine To Five
11. Lust And Bones
12. Sunlight Hits Your Eyes

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