New Albums
MCLEOD
Brother
MOOLAH ROUGE
7/10
A heartfelt eulogy soaked in melodic grandeur
Multi-instrumentalist Colin McLeod’s debut solo album is a highly personal tribute to his late elder sibling Norman, with whom he ran a Stockport recording studio, and who was previously the founding art director of this very magazine. Memories are shared in the Leonard Cohen whispers of “Borderline”, “Look Of Love” deals more directly with searching for light in the midst of grief, while the soulful dance groove of “Let The Wolf Run Free” celebrates a life well lived. The cream of the north’s session talent (with whom the brothers worked regularly) lend a hand on a record that sparkles with musical invention and thought-provoking examinations of the human condition.