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Twin-vocal harmonisers Anne Gilpin and Robert Hacker have described Me And Home James as ‘urban country’ and it’s an accurate description. Their songs are beautifully told stories detailing the lives of everyday Londoners, warts ‘n’ all. Musically, they swing from classic Grand Ole Opry-era country to joyous, uninhibited indie and all points in between.
The fantastic ‘Man On The Corner’ opens as a sparse alt. country ode before exploding into a guitar led snarl that strongly suggests the Velvets’ ‘Waiting For The Man’, with the sonic invention of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot -era Wilco. From dramatic, lo-fi rockers like ‘Sailors’ to the psychedelic rockabilly of ‘The Red Rock Mountain’, Morton Valence take the listener on a winding and highly enjoyable journey. Amongst the album’s finest is the hauntingly beautiful title track. It’s a Tex-Mex styled, taxi-view tale of late-night London, decorated with pedal steel and keys that would make Calexico proud. At this rate Morton Valence could become this generation’s Nancy and Lee: it’s sublime stuff. Eamonn Seoige
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KEY TRACKS: ‘ME AND HOME JAMES’, ‘MAN ON THE CORNER’.
FOR FANS OF: WILCO, LEE HAZELWOOD, CALEXICO.
