Canaille's choice 27/4/2012

Driving folk-punk, full of the fire and working class pride, stripped to a brutally sparse frame and conjuring up spirits of the death-balladeers of the fifties.
Richard Warren is back with a new studio album "The Wayfarer", the follow up to his critically acclaimed 2010 debut "Laments". His musical career began in the mid 90s and has encompassed everything from the dynamic power-pop of The Hybirds, to an ephemeral burst of cult success as sonic explorer Echoboy, not to mention a few revolutions of the planet as guitar-man for hire with Spiritualized and Soulsavers.
Warren's shows have been described as "Lynchian", one reviewer commenting that "he plays songs of a man who's seen it all and was largely unimpressed".

"Twangling Like Roy Orbison and kicking up dust Gun Club style." UNCUT ***