Sir Vincent Lone "Songs for Lonely Americans" CD-Rezension

The German-language CD review in FolkWorld no. 31 consists of only a few sentences. It covers Sir Vincent Lone's Songs for Lonely Americans (Normal Records, RTS 46, 2004, running time 37:26). The “Scottish folkie” Jackie Leven slips into the role of Sir Vincent Lone “to record songs of a different kind for once”.

The reviewer describes the music as served up “electronic pop but minimalist”, with a few lovely melodies and “such sparkling titles” as “War Crimes of Ariel Sharon” and “Balamory Death Chant”. The closing line says that Jackie Leven has “always been a life and soul of the party” (in German, ironically, a “Stimmungskanone”). In Germany the record is distributed by Normal Records and available from Glitterhouse. The tone is friendly and brief.