![]() ![]() Time to make the acquaintance of this gifted stranger. Standout songs include the rocking title tune, the winsome "City Headache," and Matthew's lovely "Elusive," recipient of Britain's coveted Ivor Novello Award for Best Song of 2007. Indian tablas, Middle Eastern-flavored strings, and his own, rootsy slide guitar cast a spell that, happily, doesn't let up until the final track fades. Reminiscent of Led Zeppelin's atmospheric, raga-style acoustic music and Nick Drake's ruminative guitar excursions, Matthew's songs soothe and charm, like a warm wind off the Ganges. Scott Matthews – Passing Stranger (San Remo): Matthews is a 30-year-old rookie in a crowded field of sensitive and soulful British singer/songwriters such as Paolo Nutini, James Blunt, and James Morrison but it's his songwriting that sets him apart from the others. But she still manages to be very much herself in "Unglamorous," delivering the same melancholy celebration of the quotidian: "No diamonds in our bathtub rings/ Peanut butter on everything." Grade: A– And it's hard to imagine the glamour quotient of her life hasn't been upped a bit, what with her recent spot on Hill's tour, which practically kicked off on Oprah's couch. This time around, with Hill's husband, Tim McGraw, as the album's coproducer, McKenna sounds a little more country. Records): This mother of five from small-town Massachusetts has released her first album since being plucked from the relative obscurity of the Boston folk scene by country superstar Faith Hill. ![]()
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