Why Write? Photo Þórdís Magnea Jónsdóttir

It is always great to hear artists who decide to try out something a little different. Jacoub has taken the opportunity to create a whole new vehicle, to explore his creativity with colleagues he has known over the years.

This is ideal music for a quiet afternoon, or on getting back home in the early hours, as the sounds bounce back and forth in the ears, with some great use of reverb. The pitch is superb as Why Write? take you on a lazy spell of relaxation. Nothing to complicated to force the brain to work too hard, but don’t be mistaken by that. This is highly competent and well written music, which creates the calmness because it it well crafted. Far too many bands try to play this type of music and use complicated layers and echo, which does little but confuse the mind, completely failing in its effect. Why Write? has hit the bulls-eye with this.

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As an experimental collaboration, the plans are up in the air after the release of the eponymous 5 track EP . *

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Juliet Gough

Her debut album, ‘Rays around the sun’ contains on the surface, love songs about a longed for partner, but it is never clear who or what that may be and it is this ability to turn what could be the mundane into something creative and exploratory which sets the Album and Juliet outside the run of the mill lyricist.

Having developed her early career in Denmark, Juliet Gough has recently started a tour in the UK, prior to heading off to the US, where there is a rapidly increasing audience and she is tipped to appear in the Woodstock commemorations.

The depth and clarity of her voice reminds me of Eva Cassidy, with that same ability to completely wrap up the listener in the moment. The only surprise is that it has taken this long for Juliets’ vocal skills to be recognized by a wider audience.

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