The Sleeping Years/We're Becoming Islands One By One
The alias for the solo debut of ex-Catchers singer Dale Grundle, who returns in achingly melancholic mood.
Pitched between the stillness of Ray LaMontagne and the strongly accented sigh of Damien Rice, it's not one if you're feeling emotionally fragile.
Let Grundle's bruised optimism take hold, and his longing is redemptive and beautiful, far from the despair it appears on first listen. 8/10