Anyone with a soft spot for the melodramatic work of and can turn to British singer / songwriter Richard Hawley in the new millennium, who honors the well-worn vocal style of these gentlemen. With (2005) he had a definitive in England, after a career in which he mainly worked for others ( , ) had played. A deserved recognition, because Hawley does more than just ruminate on the past. On Truelove's
… Gutter he subtly manages to subtly combine the reverb-soaked guitar sound from country, rockabilly and surf music with ambient soundscapes, to create a subdued, extremely melancholic atmosphere. Uptempo outings are omitted this time, so that Truelove's Gutter is Hawley's most coherent record to date. Development is still possible in the lyrics, which sometimes contain disturbing clichés. (MS)more