"Sometimes your demons come in disguise" strikes me as the key line in this crooning lament written, arranged, produced and sung by Kenneth Griffin. His six piece backing band add a classical luster not unlike fellow Irishmen, The Divine Comedy.
The song revolves around brief vignettes of three troubled characters - Lucy, Tommy and Molly - all of whom seem to have either lost the will to live or else have strange visions. Lucy offers an invitation to a suicide pact, Tommy has lost any sense of joy he once had while Molly "swears she was there the night they shot Bob Dylan".
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The strange tales of life in the wild of the title are acted under blue skies which, together with the vibrant cover art, suggests all is not as bleak as it might first appear.
[Reviewer's note: I received this for review one year after its official release date on a one track Cd. It comes as no real surprise to learn that the record label's acronym stands for 'Forever In Financial Arrears.]
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