Album Review: Daniel Lee Kendall - Daniel Lee Kendall Is Dead

This Central Coaster returns to music-making after all but giving up a few years back. The dreamy, muted Under A Spell announced his debut LP, but its wistful nature is something Kendall doesn’t lean on too much. Angelique verges on Jack Johnson-goes-Afro-pop territory, while the plodding mid-section of A Deadly Curse and Emptiness fail to amaze, though The Blame Game and All I Know shunt the album back on course with more lyrical fervour and percussive texture. Clearly a gifted gent with a quiet power, he’s just a bit patchy on this release.