![]() So far so good but sadly, on the evidence of a fair few plays and with increasingly limited time available for deeper acquaintance nowadays, there seems little here beyond an “attractive and undemanding” initial reaction it’s not a bad album, not by any means, but in all honesty there are plenty more distinguished records on the market. Instrumentation is on the rootsy side of folk, in other words two guitars, bass and fiddle/banjo/mando with some added percussion. Nevertheless, this 33-minute collection contains energy aplenty, especially in the rough-tinged passion of lead singer Ross Darby and in the instrumental playing, although in the final analysis the writing, though efficient, doesn’t tend to measure up to that level (all ten tracks are group compositions). ![]() The Fallows is a four-piece Coventry-based folk (-ish) band with pronounced pop sensibilities, whose rhythmic acoustic-based sound best approximates a slightly Americana-tinted version of the kind of summery jangle we’d associate with bands like Fleet Foxes and the Kennedys (although they rather lack the distinction of either), with shades of Dexy’s (on Annecy) or the more accessible side of Bob Dylan. ![]() The Fallows - FACE THE WOLVES (4 Real Records)
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