The North Sea - Underneath The Jesus Tree (2006)

Genre: Psych Folk
Label: Barl Fire Recordings

Similar Artists: Metthew de Gennaro

Wonderful shining athmosphere, reverbed acoustic guitar and lots of birds.

I can only have respect for the man; he's made the record he wanted to make, without stopping to care that he'll be vilified, if anyone notices, for his hippy sincerity. Unfortunately, it's a boring record. There are no hooks and there's no real structure, just messy, jam-style soundscapes. The shortest track, Windmills is the high point of the album, a simply pretty guitar noodle thankfully sans the nature sounds. But this is undermined by a tune which fails to arouse interest, and by some incongruous rough string overdubs which take more from the song than they add. (Halo 17 review)

 Uhm, maybe the reviewer is right, but I love this record anyway.

Tracklisting

1. Asleep Underneath The Jesus Tree 
   
2. Marigold Perfume 
   
3. High Tide 
   
4. Legend Of The Albino Deer 
   
5. Windmills 
   
6. The Morning Birds 
   

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