New Albums
PETER BRUNTNELL
Journey To The Sun
Accomplished British songwriter breaks out the bouzouki
DOMESTICO
7/10
Bruntnell’s latest album is largely self-performed and recorded at home, but that doesn’t impede the ambition of tracks such as the stately eightminute “Dharma Liar”, an extended folk meditation on human error, or its polar opposite, “The Antwerp Effect”, a buzzing miniature instrumental played solely on synth. Bruntnell is at heart a folk songwriter – the cover of “Wild Mountain Thyme” is a spritely highlight – but to expand texture, Bruntnell incorporates a range of digital and folk instruments, using the bouzouki as an anchoring sound, while his fine vocals and sense of melody retain the atmosphere of vintage Neil Hannon.