It may be a cliché but I half expected Pete Lawrie to showcase a pop influenced sound on the basis of his image, but it’s in fact the sound of Southern Blues and folk that’s infected this Penny Lane born singer’s eyes and ears.
Lawrie’s raspy, pained voice alongside dark story telling creates a tumble of melancholic, bittersweet and brittle songs. With lyrics such as “Come on pain take a shot at me. Come on panic take a swing at me” Lawrie creates imagery of a man with a fractured heart and broken soul tilting his whiskey glass to the floor. He momentarily lifts the mood on some tracks showing glimmers of warmth and hope but even here The overall tone is still one of sadness.
Over the past year Lawrie has been releasing a string of singles and EP’s in the build up to his full album release next year. The latest installment, ‘In The End‘, delivers another set of tight songs and is released through Field/ Island Records on the 1st November.
These tracks are perfect to see you through a dark winter, with self indulgent mourning as you lick your wounds and mull over the mistakes you’ve made.
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Post by the indestructible Ruby
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TRACKS:
Pete Lawrie – All That We Keep
