"THREE POINTS ON A COMPASS" - Martin Rossiter
Martin Rossiter was the frontman of Gene, 90s rock/Britpop group, known for "For The Dead" and "Olympian." After eight years of silence, he came back with his first solo release, The Defenestration of St Martin, in November 2012.
"Three Points on a Compass" is just a piano and Rossiter's vocals, perfectly rough and delicate and scratchy. It is minimalist, instrumentally so simple, nothing distracting from his voice and those words, lyrics that are thoughtful and full of regrets.
"The only thing,
I got from you,
was my name."
It ends with the most gorgeous piano solo, climbing up to the higher octaves, its melody reminiscent, almost, of jazz or lounge music.
"Three Points on a Compass", and the whole album, are available here.
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