“Is it too soon for a 12 minute a capella song about a quilt maker?” This is not a question you are ever likely to hear Coldplay’s Chris Martin asking. Come to think of it, the only artist who would ask this is Richard Dawson.
He is not oblivious to the fact that his music will divide listeners. I put him in the same love it/hate it category of The Fall, Scott Walker and Jandek. At its heart, it could be classed as contemporary folk music but he has rightly resisted such a reductive label. Continue reading
