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Vulnerable Things - Vulnerable ThingsIn a genre when song writing has often not been at the forefront, and where youth has long stopped being a catalyst, it's refreshing to hear a young band with an album of impressive self-penned material that explores the blues and its branches. There is still a comforting retro feel about the Vulnerable Things debut release but their approach and attitude towards performance is nothing but modern. The opening track - 15 Voices - recounts the struggle to define themselves and the need to do so in a genre beset by guitar solos and a loss of innovation. The following songs share themes of small-town alienation and frustration (Already Gone, Brooklyn Bound), dangerous company (Jack High, I Got The Pistols), unrequited love (Maybeline) and dysfunctional families (Something In The Water). They are dark and personal but shot through with humour and wit (Skinny Man, Maybeline). The Vulnerable Things' lean arrangements are augmented by harmonica on several tracks (Brooklyn Bound, Maybeline, Something in The Water), and heightened by the punchy production by Ash Vigor.Recorded in Belsize Park over 2 days, and pulled together by the talented hands of producer Ash Vigor, the debut album from Vulnerable Things is a look into the future of blues and roots influenced music. 11 songs penned by front man GP Bennett; tales of hard times, small town frustration and falling in with the wrong crowds. With its lean arrangements and instant hooks, it looks to be a blues classic for the new century.
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