The Hour of Bewilderbeast

Debut full length from acclaimed singer/songwriter Damon Gough who collaborated with U.N.K.L.E. on 'Psyence Fiction'. Includes the single 'Another Pearl'. 18 tracks of futurist folk. Droll, yet touching, seldom immediate, but forever sublime. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

In 2000, the techno-folk troubadour Damon Gough, a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy, won the U.K.-based Mercury Music Prize, Brit-pop's blue ribbon award. His first full-length, The Hour of Bewilderbeast, is a song cycle relaying the life span of a romantic relationship with dry lyrical humor, soft-touch acoustic strumming, mellow horns, and gossamer strings. Repeated listenings are required, but like a down pillow, as your head sinks into this album, its warm comforts and rewards reveal themselves deep within a melodic cushion. --Beth Massa