Anderson appears to be happy in his skin and has crafted nine songs that reference his past, but also hint to his future.
For anyone yet to fall under Anderson’s charms who may feel intimidated by the size of that back catalogue, Astronaut Meets Appleman is the perfect entry point.
After dozens of albums, King Creosote is still finding ways to push himself and is totally justified purely for the creativity of the finished work.
Recording in the Isle of Mull and County Down has given the album a real Celtic swing ... The songs swing from cosmic and ethereal to mischievously earthy.
It retains the witticism and humble poetry that saw him crowned the beloved laureate of Fife, but there’s just a little bit of magic missing.
Throughout the course of his extensive career, Kenny Anderson (a.K.a. King Creosote) has been quite a prolofic artist, having put out over forty studio albums up to date. His new record, the melancholic Astronaut Meets Appleman reflects upon life, death, lust and belonging, with his usual crooning vocal style and many, many folk surroundings. This album brings in a wider use of chamber instruments, if compared to some of his latest previous works, although the real charm may be found on his ... read more
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