Focal Point was one of the most impressive debut albums of recent years
and Paul Cusick continues to punch well above his weight on this
sophomore release on his own label Q Rock Records, this time round with
an atmospheric and emotional lyrical intensity added to his impressive
musical armoury.
Cusick writes, produces and plays all the instruments
(except drums, this time round impressively played by special
guests Gavin Harrison and Marco Minnemann) and allows the songs to
breathe, taking on their own dynamics in the open spaces.
Take a dollop
of Porcupine Tree, a dose of Mostly Autumn, a dash of Peter Gabriel and a
dusting of Dave Gilmour and you’re not a million miles away musically,
but Cusick is forging his own identity, this time round adding breathy
intimacy and brave self-exposure to a set of cleverly crafted songs that
are challenging (‘God, Paper, Scissors’), emotionally raw (‘Waiting’)
and understatedly post-progressive (‘Borderlines’).
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