Song #4: Billy Vincent - "Roses"

So this blog has seeming taken off already - and on an international basis, bizarrely enough. On Thursday afternoon, I received an email from a guy called Joe - who happens to play in a band called Billy Vincent.

As much as we'd like to kid ourselves otherwise, I doubt you'll have heard of us. We hope that will soon change though, and in an effort to help things on their way, we'll use many an excuse to point people in our direction. Hence me, here & now, suggesting you take one of our tracks as part of the project.

Proposition accepted; which lead me to the track Roses on MySpace.

The song has a sea-shanty sway with obvious folk and country influences, making for an interesting listen. The song waxes lyrical on melancholy and lonesome questioning such as "Where do you run to escape from your mind?", all the while keeping up a strangely upbeat catchiness. It's not overtly original sounding - Badly Drawn Boy, The Veils and even The View all come to mind. Even still, for fans of the alt-country movement, there's plenty to like about Roses.

FINAL RATING (/10):7.5

If you like what you hear, the band have put their debut album Stay On Course, No Remorse up on their website for freeeeeeeee! I know there's nothing you like more than free shit, so here you go. Take it. Go on! What have you got to lose?

XX
David