His publicity pictures almost give me the creeps – he looks like a wide-eyed, melancholy and slightly gormless medieval prince lurking in the shadows, and this album from Finn. is as theatrically arresting as its creator appears to be. Imagine Sigur Ros retreading Teaser And The Firecat; recorded on location at Gormenghast Castle. Solo acoustic guitar tunes (a lute might have substituted for some) swell and burgeon into anthemic orchestrated climaxes, no better exemplified by ‘In The Wake Of’: like a less cluttered ‘Olsen Olsen’, and no less polished. Expect to hear this grand cinematic music as the backdrop to many a TV segment soon. Continue Reading