New album out: Crossroads, Middletown Crossroads, Middletown is a lovely gentle piece of Americana, with hints of American Music Club, American Football and Wilco, to name but a few. Lovely, lush instrumentation layered deeply and complimented perfectly by Fabien’s voice, which perfectly walks the line between vulnerable and whiney. Making it even more impressive is the fact that he played everything on the album himself (I assume not at the same time, because there’s quite a lot going on in some of the songs!) and even appears to have released the CD himself. In some ways I find it a real shame that such an obvious talent can’t get his record released by a label, but on the other hand if self releasing gives him the freedom to make such great alt.country songs then it’s all good. Recommended if you like slide guitar and banjos, and Uncle Tupelo and Jets to Brazil. Will Slater Die Shellsuit, Die!