Charlie Cunningham
Permanent Way
BMG
fans of ben howard need to well and truly prick up their ears for this honey-voiced purveyor of emotional indie folk.
On ‘Permanent Way’, Cunningham laughs in the face of ‘difficult second album’ syndrome and ‘acoustic-singer-songwriter’ imagery with boosted colours and dynamics, while retaining the essence of the man’s achingly personable appeal. In terms of production, it’s more of a team effort: Duncan Tootill returns to co-produce (while adding piano and synth) but the album was predominantly put together alongside producer/engineer Sam Scott (who also adds brass and keyboards and percussion). ‘Permanent Way’ documents life’s uncertainties: the need for intimacy and love, but also space and independence.
Tracklist
- Permanent Way
- Don’t Go Far
- Sink In
- Headlights
- Different Spaces
- Monster
- Interlude (Tango)
- Bite
- Hundred Times
- Maybe We Won’t
- Force Of Habit
- Stuck