Seven years after debuting his solo project Dovecote, Niall Colfer (former vocalist and guitarist with Wexford indie band Salthouse) returns with its carefully shaped follow-up.
It’s no coincidence that Colfer is an archaeologist by trade; these songs sound like they’ve been gently eased out of their resting places, dusted down and buffed before being presented to the world.
There's a rumble of post-Britpop Badly Drawn Boy-style folk-pop on For the Best and Wheres and Whys, while the proliferation of winsome vocal murmurings straddle the right side of irritation.
An infusion of 1960s organ-led soul on the slouchy Reflections and the gurgling Easy Mind breaks up the tone, and the noodling on Water recalls 1970s-era Neil Young.
A laid-back album that is delicate and robust in all the right places.
