{"id":643,"date":"2021-03-23T01:10:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T01:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/colinlloydtucker.com\/?p=643"},"modified":"2021-03-23T01:11:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T01:11:01","slug":"jack-b-reviews-c-l-t-s-latest-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/colinlloydtucker.com\/website\/jack-b-reviews-c-l-t-s-latest-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack B. reviews C.L.T.s latest release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Colin Lloyd Tucker &#8211; Guardian Angel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samphire Records. April 2. 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a \u2018single\u2019 Tucker\u2019s latest release falls down on every level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It fails to meet any of the criteria the medium requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So long that breakfast D.J.s will be down the pub by the time it reaches its finale verse, it lacks a sing-a-long chorus and a danceable beat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s slow, but there are slow singles, right? But, slow singles are usually packed with emotional hyperbole to hammer at the heart of the most disinterested listener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From its cranky Mellotron introduction we wait over 2 minutes to hear \u2018that voice\u2019. Along the way we are treated to heavenly choirs and John Porter\u2019s haunting slide guitar, on the face of it a very strange brew\u2026but wait, there is a weird alchemy in play here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guardian Angel is extremely cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tucker recently stated that he sees himself as an old school songwriter and it seems that his pencil is sharp and his muse burning bright.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The song is under-pinned by Tucker\u2019s plucked acoustic guitar that navigates a reassuringly conventional chord sequence that occasionally veers off into a strange, unexpected place, creating a feeling of weightlessness. Bill Branwell\u2019s fretless bass joins him on these excursions before crashing back down to the root to satisfying effect. A thumping drum (a Salvation Army marching drum, I am reliably informed) enters at this point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lyrics begin in the third person as C.L.T. relates a story of how \u2018<em>Jacob lost his ladder<\/em>\u2019 and \u2018<em>found a pair of hover-boots<\/em>\u2019 but soon he addresses the listener directly, a more universal theme develops concerning our own attempts to control destiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It becomes clear the C.L.T.\u2019s Guardian Angel is not of the biblical kind but \u2018<em>more like a feeling\u2026in the pit of your stomach<\/em>\u2019 as he pulls the listener in in a conversational style that he has made his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is heady stuff that latches onto your brain like a limpet mine. I found that, after hearing it a few times, lines re-entered my head at regular intervals, waiting at traffic lights \u2018<em>try not to let that dream obscure the view, if you do this you will miss avenues new<\/em>\u2019, standing in a socially distanced queue \u2018<em>you have a guardian angel, you may not hear her speak, but she\u2019s there inside you\u2026somewhere deep<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these rather sad times Tucker\u2019s Guardian Angel is a ray of light in which he displays empathy with his listeners, encouraging self-belief with a promise of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a taster for his forthcoming album this track does the job brilliantly\u2026it\u2019s not a \u2018single\u2019 though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"GuardianAngelReview\">Jack B.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colin Lloyd Tucker &#8211; Guardian Angel Samphire Records. April 2. 2021. As a \u2018single\u2019 Tucker\u2019s latest release falls down on every level. 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