Album Review: James Kenyon - Imagine You Are Driving

James Kenyon's style is comparable to the quieter side of Ryan Adams mixed with a hint of Bon Iver and a dash of The Felice Brothers with their rougher edges polished.

There's a freewheeling and atmospheric feel to the album as textural sounds and samples fade in and out of the mix and guitars gently chug along. Kenyon's voice sits in a fairly narrow range, but still imbues the right amount of melancholy and emotion as required. The album title flows through to many of the themes of movement and travel, both literal and tangential, in the songs. With references to headlights, motorbikes, ships and road movies, it's a widescreen album, both in sound and subject. Spend time with this album and you'll be rewarded by its slow musical reveal.