Speaking bluntly -he's bloody good
It is not often that you go into a record store, try out a Cd by an unknown artist and consider that the majority of the songs are classics. This is the case with James Blunt whose "Back to Bedlam" I bought the other day. A great voice, poignant melodies, aching lyrics and a fine production -I love it. This guy who was a soldier in the Bosnian war and wrote a fantastic anti-war song in "No Bravery" which ends this album is a real find. Somehow he has more than Damien Rice and other new artists that I've heard this year. An unexpected treat for the end of 2005.
