Field Medic – ‘fade into the dawn’ (Run For Cover Records)
Sat somewhere in the realms of indie folk and exhibiting tendencies towards folksy country at times, LA-based musician Field Medic (real name Kevin Patrick) is immersed in a cynical kind of romanticism and nostalgia on his latest record ‘fade into the dawn’. Evoking faint memories of acts like The Moldy Peaches or Mark Lotterman, there is a dryness and darkness to the music which makes it instantly appealing to anybody who finds the all-too-earnest approach of usual one-man-and-his-guitar records all a bit too samey. ‘used 2 be a romantic’, ‘i was wrong’ and ‘the bottle’s my lover, she’s just my friend’ tells you all you need right away; this is a reflective, somewhat bitter but also humorous form of navel gazing, a beacon of recognition for similarly cynical souls.
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