Neil & Tim Finn

[CRAZY-HORSE]

LIAM FINN "fomo" 2011.

in 2010 Liam guested on an album by a New Zealand group called "Barb"...but im not doing that one here because i havent heard any of it as yet....and i rarely buy cd's now prior to listening to a lot of the album,being recommended it or knowing the artist well enough to simply trust in them...i am getting to trust the quality of Liam's work, but four albums is not enough IMO to judge an artists work properly!

on with this one then....released several months ago,this received fantastic reviews here, in the UK and also in the US, so much so that allmusic gave it score of 4/5, which is 2.4 on the MHRS,surpisingly enough, i actually am in sync with them on the rating...they generally score a touch higher than i do over the entire Enz,CH,Finn's projects.

again....great hooks,melodies,well produced...all make this a bloody good album IMO, it is instantly likeable and grows with each listen.
and there are the obvious comparisons to his father's music in places,especially on the mellower first half of the album which i can only describe as being a cross between Fleet Foxes,Bon Iver and Neil's "ty whistling this" album....the second half of the album is a bit more rockier in sound much like the albums of Betchadupa.
Liam is proving not to be a chip off the old block but a 'boulder off the shoulder' and appears to be casting his own shadow over those around him instead of being in Neil's shadow!!!

Doh!....i appologise,stuff-all links for this one

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

tracks:

1. neurotic world**
2. dont even know your name**
3. roll of the eye***
4. cold feet***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ElZzSwdDXA live acoustic
5. real late**
6. the struggle***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCi8sADx6cg audio
7. little words***
8. reckless**
9. chase the seasons**
10.jump your bones**

3s=4
2s=6
1s=0

rating: 2.4