Average User Rating: 80% (7 Reviews)
4 / 5	The sixties with a bullet ! Arthur Dooley (N Wales) - 5 May 2008 This is a really engaging record which got under my skin from the openings bars of 'Seafaring song'. Incredibly retro with Mark Lanegan sounding like smokey sixties crooner Lee Hazlewood to Isobel's Nancy Sinatra with Burt Bacharach strings thrown in for good measure. Hard to categorize...Is it Pop, C&W, Nu-Folk, Indie ??? Whatever it is this eclectic fusion of vocals and lush instrumentals just reaches parts that other recent quirky releases just cannot reach. As rich as Java coffee and dark chocolate.... Read Full Review »
4 / 5	You Make Me Dizzy Ms Issy Mr. G. Manuel (newcastle upon tyne, tyne & wear United Kingdom) - 12 May 2008 The Chalk and Cheese combination take on a more up tempo bluesy album this time; which is both warm and charming. You'll find it perfect for warm summers day spent drinking bourbon and catch yourself singing along. Fans of the first album won't be disappointed, and this has many potential singles on it. Listen to "Who Built The Road"; and "Come On Over (Turn Me On)"
2 / 5	Ditch the lyrics J. Booth "L'Ordine Nuovo" (London) - 14 May 2008 I agree with the previous 2 reviewers that the music is beautiful, the voices are a nice mix and the rhythmns and pace of the tunes are top quality. The real shame with this album is what appears to be the desire to make every line rhymne with the next irrespective of how weak the link to it may be. I've had to stop listening to it because it reminded me of small children's poetry.
3 / 5	Ballads of the broken seas was better Jeffrey Carruth (Scotland) - 19 May 2008 There isn't a bad song on this album ,but unfortunately there is only one really good song (Come on over). On this album I think Lanegan's vocals are more gravelly and campbell's are softer,so the contrast of vocals on this disc are stronger. On the whole this is a decent release but very downbeat and weaker than Ballads of the broken sea.
4 / 5	Ballad of the Broken Seas - the sequel Music fan "lsi1969" (Brighton, England) - 19 May 2008 Basically a continuation of Ballad of the Broken Seas. If you were a fan of that album you'll like this, if you weren't then I doubt there's anything here to change your mind. My only complaint is that Isobel has such a beutiful voice it's a shame that there's not more of it on the album.