Neal and Jack and a bitter reflection
An acoustic mini album with quite unusual melodies (in which I discovered different things each time I listened to them), interesting lyrics and a beautiful, very distinctive voice.
Characterised by freshness and a flavour of spontaneity, the music manages to be simple and sophisticated at the same time and perhaps takes getting a little accustomed to, because it doesn't sound like what our ears have been conditioned to find immediately "attractive"; but this is exactly what makes it intriguing and worth discovering.
The underlying mood and "hue" of this collection brought to my mind an album by King Crimson, Beat, that I happen to have on vinyl - and in particular the song Waiting Man. Despite certain evident alternative rock and even grunge tendencies, Battery Farm is a rather mellower, more manifestly melodic take on these musical styles and dispositions. The guitar is the only accompanying instrument but it is more than enough, bringing out the implicit "texture" of the melodies and accentuating the truly remarkable range and expressiveness of the voice.
Thank you for sharing your musical vision, it is always refreshing to discover new music with its very own cachet of originality.
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