Willy Mason - So Long - Single Review

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Willy Mason - So Long - Single Review

Willy Mason
So Long What this so called ‘New Bob Dylan’ of our time, like so many other musicians with this tag, has brought us is a far more traditional style of musical influence. It’s as if a whole new generation of musicians have bypassed the simply pap music of the 90’s (bar Nirvana & the odd exception) and gone balls out of the bath straight back to its core roots, traditional all the way. What strikes me with this single, and also I suppose the album, is its true authenticity and simplicity. No snazzy production values, just stripped to the bone vocals and bare essential instruments.

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Alex Parker