http://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/default.aspxen-gbSun, 7 Sep 2008 21:57:35 GMThttp://www.teletext.co.uk/images/Logo64x64.gifhttp://www.teletext.co.ukAt first glance, Christopher seems a bland major-label male cash-in on the Duffy/Adele retro-soul vibe.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~4/386075243" height="1" width="1"/>
While there's the odd glimpse of Ronson style horns, Christopher is better than expected. It's largely down to a gift of a voice, rivalling David McAlmont in switching between celebration and regret with an extraordinary range.

The songs are largely fine mainstream soul gems too. A promising start. 7/10

]]>c2e9e5aab8dae9dbb223f74bba6a91aehttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~3/386075243/bBryn+ChristopherMy+Worldb+Reviews+by+John+Earls.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/c2e9e5aab8dae9dbb223f74bba6a91ae/bBryn+ChristopherMy+Worldb+Reviews+by+John+Earls.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/c2e9e5aab8dae9dbb223f74bba6a91ae/bBryn+ChristopherMy+Worldb+Reviews+by+John+Earls.aspxPreviously calling himself Wooden Wands, the Tennessee singer uses his real name for his troubadour debut.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~4/386075244" height="1" width="1"/>
Highly accomplished it is too, Toth strong at both baroque Cousteau-style ballads or Heartbreaker-era Ryan Adams sweeping country.

Toth's laconic drawl makes up for in presence what he lacks in range, and it looks as if his psych past was building up to this fascinating change. 8/10

]]>4522636bf33e0fa1a235e2305fb5a632http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~3/386075244/bJames+Jackson+TothWaiting+In+Vainb.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/4522636bf33e0fa1a235e2305fb5a632/bJames+Jackson+TothWaiting+In+Vainb.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/4522636bf33e0fa1a235e2305fb5a632/bJames+Jackson+TothWaiting+In+Vainb.aspxWith so many singer-songwriters kicking about, you have to wonder what purpose is served by someone as downright wet as this Nottingham teenager.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~4/386075245" height="1" width="1"/>
He's supported The Script and fits in well with their anodyne worldview, superficially upbeat but with no connection to the surface bounce.

Lyrically trite with a grating chipmunk voice, it's depressing he of all his peers gets a major label deal. 4/10

]]>0bff5dcaf017f9cc597ee48863d3fc66http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~3/386075245/bSam+BeetonNo+Definite+Answerb+.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/0bff5dcaf017f9cc597ee48863d3fc66/bSam+BeetonNo+Definite+Answerb+.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/0bff5dcaf017f9cc597ee48863d3fc66/bSam+BeetonNo+Definite+Answerb+.aspxForget their novelty status for a Mike Flowers-style lounge cover of I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~4/386075246" height="1" width="1"/>
It sullies the immense charm of the rest of the duo's album, a delightful array of Bonzo Dog eccentric lyrics with a light, catchy swing that recalls The Boy Least Likely To.

Patrick Dawes' past in The Herbaliser gives them a sturdy dance base for cheery, very British waltzes. 7/10

]]>2ee1f671a7b9a2aa6e334303048516dchttp://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~3/386075246/bPatrick+amp;+EugeneEverything+amp;+Everyoneb.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/2ee1f671a7b9a2aa6e334303048516dc/bPatrick+amp;+EugeneEverything+amp;+Everyoneb.aspxhttp://www.teletext.co.uk/planetsound/album-live-reviews/2ee1f671a7b9a2aa6e334303048516dc/bPatrick+amp;+EugeneEverything+amp;+Everyoneb.aspxIt must be frustrating to be Rouse, a singer-songwriter who&#39;s only rarely dropped below the very top of traditional troubadour pop songs.<img src="http://feeds.teletext.co.uk/~r/entertainment/planet-sound/album-live-reviews/~4/386075247" height="1" width="1"/>
Particularly golden around his Blue Stars and 1972 albums at the start of the decade, Rouse throws out uplifting, swinging sunny afternoon melodies.

It's bizarre why Love Vibration wasn't massive, and it's a standard he keeps up, even on CD2's rarities. 8/10

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Director Saam Farahmand followed them at 120 gigs, and manages to condense the Dewaele brothers' free-for-all ethos into an entertaining documentary.

The brothers make sardonic interviewees but that's forgiven when the live footage shows them so thrilling in whatever they turn to. 7/10


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