Leicester Bangs Review by Michael B

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Patrick Crowson seems to shun the limelight a little. Seriously, Google him and look at how little information exists. Even his web page gives nothing away. The album is accompanied by sparse minimal photography. The font used is a barely legible scrawl. All of it adds up to the feeling that this is the sort of album which should be discovered at the bottom of a whiskey bottle. You feel that this may be where Crowson wrote it and good on the man.

From the second his throaty tones open up ‘For Old Horse’ the word Dylanesque jumps out, but there is more to it than that. Sure, Finito La Comedia is rootsy Americana at the heart, but Crowson makes it his own. It’s wistful, heartfelt, tragic, mournful, optimistic and alcohol soaked all in one. Some great one-liners, like ‘Thank Mexico for being so poor’ in the title track, make it clear what an endearing hidden talent Crowson is.
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Michael B.