While the lure of folk is beginning to wane slightly, one album in particular has recently attracted my attention. "Last of the Country Gentleman" by Texan Josh T. Pearson is a work of stark although affecting beauty. Particularly unusual for the genre, the majority of songs are seven minutes plus and while potentially the thought of listening to a man, in the main, with just an acoustic guitar for this length of time sounds daunting, let me assure you, Pearson holds the attention throughout with a haunting vocal, skilful fret work creating pieces of melancholic magnificence.
Containing song titles "
Sweetheart I Ain't Your Christ" or "
Drive Her Out" LOTCG is hardly likely to provide your anthems for the Summer, however if your bag is intense, passionate yearnings by a man prepared to address difficult, potentially distressing personal themes "
Honeymoons Great! Wish You Were Here," for example, this album is written for you.
www.myspace.com/joshtpearson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pg_kWAD9A8k
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