JON GOMM
The Faintest Idea KSCOPE
Acoustic maestro hits resounding new notes.
The magic this Leeds-based experimentalist conjures from a nylon-stringed acoustic guitar has bewitched fret-fetishists for many years. But on record, when he can’t be seen hand-weaving his rich tapestries of rhythm and fingerpicking, Jon Gomm relies more on traditional songcraft. Luckily he’s no slouch on this front either. On albums by outstanding instrumentalists there’s sometimes an audible battle between their desire to challenge themselves as players and impress their peers, and the need to write captivating tunes. Here, the simple beauty of topline melodies on The Ghost Inside You and Deep Sea Fishes succeed in tandem with labyrinthine guitar textures.