It would appear as though the traditional, troubadour, singer-wongwriter is making something of a comeback. For a while there, it seemed as though the likes Damien Rice and Newton Faulkner were holding down the fort all on their own but with the likes of Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and Fleet Foxes making that more folksy, acoustic sound popular again, it seems to haved paved the way for some properly beautiful musicians to make their way into the UK charts. Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Ben Howard and now the gorgeous James Vincent McMorrow all have that quietly, ponderously beautiful sound down to an absolute tee and it would be a crying shame if none of these incredibly talented musicians did well this year. Give 'This Old Dark Machine' a listen. It might be the best thing you do today.
