Just got his new album, anyone heard it, he released it himself and it got nominated for a Mercury music prize this year in the UK, anyway it's top stuff, great melodies, quite poppy in places, well worth checking out http://www.sethlakeman.co.uk/
I just got it to-day - I agree it's worth checking out - his songs are very good. Only thing I can find fault with is Seth's singing - I feel his voice may lack a certain resonance - But overall he's good. And he's young, and I'm sure we'll be hearing more from him. Overall 7 out of 10.
my only fault with it is it sounds a bit too slick in places for my liking, it's a very modern sounding album, I like my folk with some rawness for authenticity sake, but most of the tunes on the album are so brilliant it more than makes up for it. I hear a little bit of a Jeff Buckley influence on his vocal style.
Yeah - the sound is polished - but perhaps that's just modern production up to a point. I too like stuff with that raw edge to it - but I also agree that Seth's stuff is so good that it comes through anyway :sunglasse
Just discovered this young man (Kitty Jay album was an xmas gift) and ...... wow! Absolutely love his tunes...this album has grabbed me by the balls and just refuses to let go Top stuff!
saw him live in bristol he was great .....except when he sang to me he seemed to be gurning (thats making funny faces ) in his case awful pained faces it put me off somewhat and although the man is otherwise great I feel it will stop him from being a massive star
I got his album a while ago now, and I think it's great. It does have a very polished sound, but I agree he still comes through it anyway.
