The Tailors, who are based in good old London town, have a nice little back story to this album which is enough to make you want to buy it out of pity before you’ve even heard a note: band makes awaited follow-up to debut, band then looses the whole of said follow-up due to some epic technological fail. Yep. Gone. Finito. Nothing saved whatsoever. So, what does one do in this situation? Try to salvage what might have been through memory”¦or take it on the chin, see it as a hand from fate and start over?The latter of course. And sob story aside, this is actually worthy of your aural attention without pity playing a part. Come Dig Me Up is the kind of album that was made to get you through the cruel winter months. It’s warm, humble and oh, apparently has a song about dinosaurs”¦Opening track ‘Pictures of Her’ is instantly likable, with vocalist Adam Killip embracing you from the off with the husky warmth of his voice. It’s delicate and beautifully crafted - much like the rest of the album.‘Bow Road’ and ‘Animal Humour’ are both catchy little numbers, with perhaps a slight bluesy feel to them. Think The Shins on a good day, being a bit more country and you’re not far off.Title track ‘Come Dig Me Up’ takes things down a notch (this is the dinosaur one”¦), and is one of the albums more tender moments with the barely-there-guitar and soft keys. According to Adam, it sums up the “blind optimism” of the record - lovely stuff.That’s generally this album all round - endearing, beautiful and unashamedly pretty. Now, while ‘pretty’ might not be the most favoured adjective for a man’s music to be labeled as, if you listen to the poetic ‘Impossible Wonder’ you’ll see where that choice of word comes from. And it’s certainly no bad thing.Other tracks, including ‘Mush Love’, ‘Crocodiles’ and closing song ‘Flying Blues’ further demonstrate the craftsmanship that’s gone into making this record. The tracks have a refined quality about them but still maintain a little bit of roughness round the edges. Well worth a listen, even if you’re a stubborn Scrooge who runs a mile at the mention of anything remotely country-esque.mp3:> The Tailors: 'Animal Humour'

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