An illustrious musical bloodline in the past has proven to throw up some very interesting sibling talent. A recent and prime example is Martha Wainwright with her fabulous debut EP and album. Dury’s dad had a style of his own and could combine distinctive songs with a melody that lodged in one’s brain like an oil tanker’s anchor. Baxter Dury has also created an album of distinctive, original sounds and much more…

Dury, like his dad, is a singer/songwriter who can firmly placed in the genre of pop/rock. His music reflects personal observation allied to strong melodies and very interesting instrumental arrangements. First track, Francesca’s Party is a prime example. It opens with a drum beat akin to one that beats time for the singer and band and is very effective. Dury’s voice is easy and detached; almost in commentary mode. Allied to a strong melody, the song succeeds as a tempting opener – I wanted to hear more. The next track ups the originality stakes with a deathly, beat-driven backdrop to a vocal that is part spoken, part sung. It’s all hugely effective in pinning your ears to the speakers to catch every simple and effective lyric. Next track, Lisa Said has a powerful instrumental backdrop that includes an unrelenting, sampled, mournful vocal backing. It ends up being an epic pop song that could so easily become a charting single. Young Gods is a slow-moving musical odyssey backed by deliberate piano notes, with the most amazing intergalactic instrumental and choral sounds. It’s a stunner! The mood gets rockier and sharper with the next song Sister Sister where the drums beat out a marching beat. The pace is still downbeat although it picks up pace around the middle-eight and then bursts forth with fabulous guitar riffs. It’s another epic cracker!

This is an excellent debut album with nine great songs and truckloads of originality. I like this album a lot and strongly commend it to you.

4.5/5