Julianne Regan's side-line as Cropredy's fave Sandy Denny substitute seems to have taken her over, as there's more than a hint of Denny in songs like "What Kind Of Fool?" and "Will I Start To Bleed?" That's no bad thing in itself except that, as on Sandy's otherwise superb solo albums, the air of laid-back melancholy can become overwhelming after a few songs, and you long for something a bit, well, tougher. Nevertheless, there's some superb material here, not least the nautical lament of "Martha's Harbour" wherein the resigned vocals and minor-key fingerpicking combine to form the perfect air of Nick Drake-esque bedsit angst.
Steve Rippon
