New Sounds// Jon Byrne – Don’t Let Life Get You Down/ Forever Chasing That Feeling
Jon Byrne is known for
many things – amongst them his music. But more than that, his excellent turn of
phrase is notable by itself...
This new double A side
from the man himself feature both of those elements. The music as ever, is
subtle and original and the song writing is as ever laced with humor and dry
whiskey. Don’t Let Life Get You Down is a straight ahead Byrne tradition. The
message is simple, whatever the problem, especially if you’re ‘a lunatic in
paradise’ and it doesn’t any more explanation other than the song title.
Companion song Forever
Chasing That Feeling is to our mind the better of the duo – with a whiskey
stained window opening onto a journey. Byrne says he wants to dance in the
streets like royalty and feel his eyes roll about and it’s an intoxicating
message. We’re pretty sure that Byrne could well do that having seen him on
stage and still play his guitar comfortably and this duo of songs confirms that
Byrne is a songwriter who knows his muse well.
Check it out all – and then
hit the streets!
Reviewed by Sebastian
Gahan.