News
theartsdesk.com -- The Glare -- "...already feels like a shoo-in for the 2010 Mercury Music Prize shortlist..."
“...already feels like a shoo-in for the 2010 Mercury Music Prize shortlist…”
Nyman and McAlmont create classical soul
A composer and soul singer may be an unlikely match, but it is one made in heaven.
Bad news for any artists working on exciting new crossovers between two musical genres, or for any band that think they might just have come up with exactly the right mix of mainstream appeal and quirky individuality to nab the Mercury prize — you’ve just been trumped.
Irish Times -- Two to Tangle -- 4 stars
there are tales of heartbreaking loss and lives left in tatters to be found beyond the bold print of the headlines – and these are the tales that need to be heard
The Guardian Album Review -- The Glare -- 4 stars
an idiosyncratic triumph…a fortuitously inspired collaboration
The WORD Magazine - "This Just in" - The Glare's feature article by Kate Mossman (Dec '09)
A bizarre collaboration between David McAlmont and Michael Nyman revives the dying art of the topical news story in song