Unloved - 2016 - Guilty of Love

Unloved - 2016 - Guilty of Love @320

Irish producer and all-round sound boffin David Holmes has been soundtracking films since 1998, and making equally filmic solo records in the same span. He’s even dabbled in film production himself – so it’s no wonder his latest incarnation, with chanteuse Jade Vincent and composer Keefus Ciancia, feels resolutely cinematic. 

But behind all the sweeping strings, Seeds-esque chord progressions and girl group coos, there’s a black heart, one damaged by love but still on a quest. This persona comes entirely from Vincent; her voice sultry and wise, yet often revealing a narrator still naïve enough to get hurt where matters of the heart are concerned. Song structures follow one of two paths – shimmering tom drum heavy ones such as the title track, or the slower, near-spoken word intonations that hold up Cry Baby Cry and Silvery Moon. 

Behind the tape loops, the tight musicianship, the vintage studios and a long influence list, Guilty Of Love stands up in its own right, basically because it’s an album of and from the heart. Real emotions get overlooked sometimes in music, obscured by the lengthy process of creation, or through being overworked. Here the pain remains intact. (Record Collector)

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