Reviewed by Tony Cummings

Oliver 'Rozak' Armstrong has a voice able to convey a heap of tremulous emotion. Unfortunately, what it is far less able to do is carry a melody. When you add to this a set of dull tunes, presumably brought about through the limitations of Rozak's voice, this eight-song CD simply misses the mark. The excellence of the playing of some of the musicians this British singer/songwriter has assembled around him and the occasional confessional power of the lyrics ("This pain I've made upon this bed/I've laid and I've danced with lust again") cannot compensate for too many uncomfortable musical moments. A release that is unlikely to circulate much beyond this dear chap's immediate circle of friends.

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