President Sweetheart: I Play My Shadow (CD on Big Potato Records)

Band: President Sweetheart
Label: Big Potato Records
Title: I Play My Shadow

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Band:President Sweetheart
Title:I Play My Shadow
Reviewed By:Anthony Strutt
Date Published:25/03/2016

Label:Big Potato Records
Format:CD
Release Year:2016
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President Sweetheart are Tom Butterworth, Nick Holton of Coley Park/Black Hearted Brother, Ian McCutcheon of Slowdive/Mojave 3/Loose Salute, Paul Blewett of Black Hearted Brother and Tom Crook of Band of Hope. Tom Butterworth, who also a screenwriter, is the main singer-songwriter here. 'I Play My Shadow', which is only available in a limited edition of three hundred yellow vinyl copies and on download, has been released on Slowdive and former Mojave 3 front man's Neil Halstead's Big Potato records. Holton's own association with Halstead goes back to Mojave 3 days, when Coley Park were Mojave 3's main support band, and they then went on to produce each other's records over the years.

'There's a Light' opens the album. It is a lo-fi, acoustic gem with the grace of Nick Drake and a country twang. 'Still Not Right' is reminiscent of the Lemonheads, while 'Different Drum' is much slower and elegant.

It's Not Just Killing You' is a heartbreaker, sung by Butterworth in a self-confessional way. Promises, is a song of reflection, of broken hopes and dreams. 'Do You Feel Like Those Other Girls?' has a summery sunshine feel, despite its dark theme of suicide. It slowly builds to a much louder and heavier ending.

'Why Did You Forgive Me?' is a swooning and very sad lament. 'I Get Lost' has more of a swing to it, like an acoustic Velvet Underground with some punchy guitar from Holton and drums that keep the pace alive.

'Our Love' starts slowly, but builds into a nine minute journey of many depths. It ends with, 'Speak, Whistle, Hope', which concludes the album with a knees up around the piano.

A first-rate album.

Track Listing:

01) There's A Light
02) Still Not Right
03) Not Just Killing You
04) Promise
05) Do You Feel Like Those Other Girls?
06) Why Did You Forgive Me?
07) I Get Lost
08) Our Love
09) Shadow
10) Speak Whistle Hope

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Excellent debut album from new Devon/Cornwall-based super group, which has been released in a limited vinyl edition of three hundred copies and and on download only on Neil Halstead of Slowdive's label Big Potato Records

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