Fionn Regan ~ Snowy Atlas MountansAlbum: The End of History [2006]
born and raised in the coastal city of bray, ireland, this engaging singer/songwriter absorbed folk and blues influences alongside the usual rock & roll (in interviews, he has claimed inspiration ranging from woody guthrie to the velvet underground and nirvana) due to his artistic family's bohemian existence living and working at a seaside resort hotel. picking up piano, violin, and guitar at an early age from his musician father, regan was performing in public before he reached his tenth birthday and busking across the country by his mid-teens. this song comes from his debut album "the end of history", a spellbinding listen from front to back. regan recorded the majority of the album in an old stone barn, live to a portable recorder. the natural reverb adds warmth to the often skeletal songs, most with little more accompaniment than regan's acoustic guitar and practically whispered vocals. the sense of intimacy adds weight to songs that might have otherwise seemed rather light, but at his best, fionn regan proves himself an immensely skilled songwriter. perhaps one of the strongest albums of the 2000's, it was hard to pick just one song, so here's to hoping that your intrigue will lead you to the rest of it.
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