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Date Posted: 18:41:25 05/01/04 Sat
Author: gojonnygogogogo
Subject: St Thomas + James William Hindle + Deerpark on Saturday 8th May at the Brudenell Social Club

Gojonnygogogogo presents:

Saturday 8th May @ The Brudenell Social Club 8pm

�4 entrance with cops n robbers / friendly nudge
�5 without

St Thomas

St Thomas (aka Thomas Hansen) is a sinner running away to find redemption in the cinematic wild west. He has the soul of an ageing cowboy and the inquisitiveness of an irresponsible teen.

His songs wrap subtle Norwegian melodies in warm Nashville chords and new-fangled keyboards, a sweet simplicity fighting against his depressive tendencies, the on-the-road fantasies masking his confining reality.

These are great pop tunes, adorned by a delicate falset to recalling Neil Young at his most affecting and Morten Harket at his most comforting. A Long Long Time, with its wheezy melodica and gentle pop rhythm, questions the
personal cost of freedom.

Everything Was Up For Romance has fingers slipping lustily over an acoustic guitar as Hansen sings with detached gravitas about a cowgirl at a dance, imbuing an innocent moment with significance.

The sugary melodies are too gentle to provide a rush, but the keyboard swirls tie the country genre in uncomfortable knots. It's the numbness of Institution, however, that bursts the John Wayne bubble. Crickets scream,
two children are abandoned by their parents and Hansen reveals life beyond
the lens.

James William Hindle

Yorkshire born folk- balladeer, James William Hindle has released his first
LP on the Track & Field label. "Prospect Park" (Heat 13)keeps the hints of Americana heard on his self-titled debut but mixes a range of styles from pop to folk to country making a perfect springtime mix.

"Prospect Park" features contributions by members of The Essex Green, The Ladybug Transistor, Sunshine Fix, and Aden.though

Deerpark

"One of the most beautiful things I've heard in some time ... reminding me of the soft caress of Nina Nastasia's post-country as well as Iron & Wine's
dusty efforts. A touch of Eastern European gypsy-folk is also present and, yes, there is something funereal about it, but also a heavy dose of optimism, well, to these ears anyway."
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Re: St Thomas + James William Hindle + Deerpark on Saturday 8th May at the Brudenell Social Club -- Booger, 20:29:49 05/04/04 Tue