Reviewed by Tony Cummings

First heard by Cross Rhythms on the Rimmerama programme, this American singer/songwriter now living in Britain has to be one of the musical discoveries of the year. This six-song EP (only five of which are credited on the sleeve) is simply breathtaking. Levi's voice is a high tenor which ranges from the purest of notes to the anguished roar of a hurting heart. His acoustic guitar is beautifully played, helped out by cleverly inventive effects and electronics in the subtle production. And his songs. wistfully sad evocations of a betrayed lover, wry observations of the paradoxes of love and, on the exquisite "Am I Trying?", one of the most ruthlessly honest depictions of the pattern of perpetually falling short so many of us find in walking the narrow path. Every line of every song is honed with the elegance of a poet. My only gripes are there's no lyric sheet and there are only six songs. A full album is surely 'round the corner for a major new talent.

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