Richard Swift - Beautifulheart
[Polydor]
Published Wednesday, 8th November, 2006 at 11:04 AM
UK release date: 6th November 2006
Written by David Adair
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The bones of Dylan and Tom Waits are put through Richard Swift’s fuzz-blender to produce this stripped bare and emotive take on affairs of the heart.
The 60s feel helps this song seem like a sound track to an old weepy and Richard plays the lead role with grit, gravel and emotion.
A hint of The Byrds seeps into the vocals and the work of an accomplished backing band, to complete a sauntering offering taken from a bold double album debut, ‘The Novelist/Walking Without Effort’.
