Rob St. John – Like Alchemy

Upon first listening to this I thought it was boring and dreary, which is a little strange for me, because I can tolerate quite a bit of dreariness… but after a few listens it became clear this EP is quite extaordinary. It’s steady slow pace of gentle acoustic guitar and double bass resounding gently and reassuringly behind a brilliantly honest voice  makes you feel all cosy and comfortable. The First song Like Alchemy is wonderful, with it’s beautiful autumn imagery and solemn honesty – you can hear the creaking and moaning of floorboards from the church the EP was recorded in, which is in a way comforting and almost homely. I’m slightly lacking in what to say about the rest; perhaps I should let you listen for yourself. This is the sort of music that is perfect for both falling alseep and waking up to, it’s drowsiness will have you daydreaming instantly(that’s a good thing, by the way). You can buy a copy from Avalanche Edinburgh or from their MySpace page. Please do so soon, because they’re very limited and you wouldn’t want to miss out, would you?
There’s not really much to tell about the band itself. They’re from Edinburgh and regularly play shows… Rob has a solo project called The Great Bear and is part of Eagleowl, which is Bart’s band and very, very good may I add.

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