Ray Hearne - The Wrong Sunshine

Nearly 10 years since his last album, Ray Hearne, the sharp-tongued troubadour, is back, pointing the finger, with a stunning collection of new songs. Ray Hearne is no ordinary songwriter. He relishes language, rolls it around his tongue and unleashes a jubilant jumble of images, words, rhymes and couplets all fighting for space in his songs. Who else could sing words like �prestidigitate�, �fettler� and �runaroundabout town lad� and make it sound like the angels came to Wath-on-Dearne? The songs tackle all the usual heavyweight themes � war, loss, childhood, self-advocacy and crane-driving. And what a voice. A resonant sound that matches the richness of his songs. The arrangements are sublime too. Instrumentation is subtle � often just guitars - and backing vocals add poignancy and depth to the words. Pretty much everyone from No Masters makes an appearance on this fine album � Coope, Boyes and Simpson make their inimitable mark, there�s some Chumbawamba harmonies in there, and fittingly, the entire co-operative gets to Point The Finger At The Emperor. If you like your songs rich in rhyme, meaning and melody, The Wrong Sunshine is for you.Tracks; Manvers Island Bound / The Long Song Line / Baghdad-on-Dearne / Song For David / The Melting Shop Chaps / The Navvy Boys / Things To Say / March of the Daffodils / Pudding Burner / Young and Easy / Point the Finger at the Emperor / Well I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings / Fields of Foggy Dew / The Collier�s Elegy