Limelight
TONY PATTERSON & DOUG MELBOURNE
Genesis-inspired British duo create an emotional tribute on their second album.
The audiophilefriendly Doug Melbourne and Tony Patterson.
PRESS/NORMAN GLOVER
“WE DO SEEM to appeal to audiophiles,” muses keyboardist Doug Melbourne, one half of Brit-prog duo Tony Patterson & Doug Melbourne. “Our first album, The Divide, was actually used as a reference recording for a very posh hi-fi brand, and for the new one we’ve had quite a few people saying: ‘Yeah, I’m going to wait for the vinyl!’”
One listen to that well-reviewed 2019 debut LP and its even better successor, Dark Before Dawn, and the audiophile thing makes perfect sense. Articulating the writers’ refined, thoughtful songcraft, the Patterson/ Melbourne sound is tailored from polished synths, state-of-the-art string and drum programming, live guest musicians and – often stacked in big, bright harmonies – Tony Patterson’s versatile, emotive voice.