Songdog are band who beg you to listen to their lyrics. They are storytellers as much as musicians and if you are to get anything from this album then you need to listen carefully to the words sung by vocalist/songwriter, Lyndon Morgans.
Morgans is an award winning playwright and his lyrics reflect this. He is certainly a cut above most lyricists in creating images for listeners of this album to enjoy.
The first time I listened to this album I got very little from it at all and I was not overly excited about a second listen, but a second hearing and then a third began to allow me to hear the stories and have a better appreciation of where this band are trying to take their audience.
This is an album for lazy hazy summer days, sitting near a river with a picnic and chilling out from day to day rushes of our lives in 2006 or dancing barefoot in a bar with no concept of those around you. This is a breather in a hectic world. It won’t set the world on fire, but that is not the intention of Songdog. This is an album to evoke memories or to allow listeners an insight into Lydon Morgans’ world.
Looking at the band’s live shows it is clear that they fall into a folky area of music where they play at acoustic nights or quieter festivals. Bruce Springsteen requested a copy of the latest album and if you take out the rockier sound of Springsteen then you get an idea of this band’s sound.
Jinetera starts with the lines: “I see me and you in this love-scene but it’s a film that only plays in my head. ‘Cos I crashed my car and you still didn’t notice me”. I am sure I am not the only person who can empathise with this song. OK, so maybe songs of lost love are ten a penny but there is something more to Songdog than the usual love junk we hear today. Any album that starts off with a song called One Day When God Begs My Forgiveness has to be an album worth taking a chance and listening to.
This may not appeal to many people on this site, and this is certainly a band that would sit happier on Radio 2’s playlist than Radio 6 but this should not put you off checking the bands own website www.songdog.co.uk or their Myspace page, www.myspace.com/songdog1
I could put this on whilst I take a long hot bath and have a book in my hand and feel perfectly relaxed. This album did not set my world alight but three listens later and this is growing on me and I can foresee times I will put this on when I want to relax and have a quiet hour.
The Time Of Summer Lightening by Songdog is due for release on 2nd October through the One Little Indian label.
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