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Title: Truly Lovely
Review: Honestly, just because a singer is earnest and from Britain, it does not necessarily mean he is "the new Coldplay/Keane/Travis." Let's drop that bone! Tom Baxter sounds thoroughly lovely and upbeat on this CD. His voice has a wonderful reedy timbre and resonance that reminded me more of Peter Gabriel, if we have to do the ceaseless comparisons, than anyone else. Mostly, tho, he has his own sound. The songs are joyful, romantic and honest. "My Declaration" is an affirmative documentation of a new beginning that rings so true it manages to avoid sounding soppy. "This Boy" is about the universality of failure and the ability we all have to overcome it. This is a consistent debut with nice accompanying piano, in particular. He is a rising star--definitely someone to watch.
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