Multitalented ..Brighton.. born Nelson King wrote and produced the nine tracks on this, his latest and self-released CD, which was recorded at Empty Space, ....England..... He cites esteemed British songwriters George Harrison and John Lennon amongst his favourite writers but the influence seems more in the ilk of Chris Rea than that. Here he has moved from his previous more singer-songwriter compositions towards a true bluesy feeling. This mood is largely achieved through some tasty guitar picking and sparse rhythm tracks.

A feature of this album is it’s recording, which truly filled the room with it’s precise and full sound, none more so than with the sumptuous instrumental, simply entitled ‘Blue’.

King is the master of understatement, both lyrically and musically, and the late night feel of the work treads a careful line between moody and the mundane. Only occasionally does he allow a guitar solo to embellish the tune, but when he does, you are left wanting more – for example on the groovy ‘Clouds Of Steel’ and percussive ‘Affairs of The Heart’. His vocal style is tuneful and suitably relaxed.

The subtleties of this album are exposed with repeated plays, and the highlight is ‘The Blues Is On It’s Way’ in which King accompanies himself only with electric guitar.