Finding Blind Uncle Harry in the “to-do” pile, figuratively speaking, always improves the working day, and it’s been a while since his crypto-lyrical, politically spiky, underground and often slightly antagonistic charms last came my way. Give Me Your Heart is a long overdue sonic slice from him, but it also sees him in a more relaxed and reflective place.
Far from the usual subversive sentiments, the idea that his guitar can kill authority, not to mention image consultants, he is happy to wax lyrical about affairs of the heart. It’s nice to see, I mean hear; after all, even anarchists need a day off; even demagogues fall in love, and sometimes heartfelt words beat clever rhetoric hands down. This is one of those times.
And so what he offers up is a simple love song, a wonderfully ragged, Dylan-esque slice of folk that offers passion over production and which feels all the more honest for it. It’s always great when an artist exposes a different side of their personality, especially when that new dimension is equally as exciting and effective as the one you first encountered.
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