With
his beautifully simple and catchy acoustic pop songs, Pete Green
reminds us to take a step back from the hustle and bustle and
appreciate the more important things that we tend to forget as we
go about our lives. It's as if he has intentionally fallen out of
the cross-country run to walk at a leisurely pace, preoccupied
with things that the rest of us have lost the ability to see.
He sings wistfully about the things closest to him and, whether
you're with him or not, manages to make the listener want to know
more (like who exactly is Phil Jevons?). The messages in
his songs will touch a nerve in all of us. He puts forward his
outlook on things with a cheeky non-apologetic shrug of his
shoulders, and in such a way that challenges us to stop and think
and question ourselves. His point comes across in just a few
cleverly crafted words that remain etched in our memories, so much
so that you'll find yourself singing them to yourself weeks later
after only one listen. To say something suitably twee, he
carefully extracts the scent from every flower along his way and
makes the most enchanting perfume, while still throwing a few
thorns in to the mix.
Pete's music is reassuring, like a hug when you feel at your most
anxious. It feels as though he's there with you, somehow familiar.
His songs will stay with you and will add that little bit of
humour and sparkle to your life as if you've been sprinkled with
magic dust, and you won't want to brush it off.
Website/contact: www.sparklemotion.co.uk
Sounds (download with
right-click and "save as...")
The Ballad of Phil Jevons (mp3)
I Haven't Got A Myspace
Because Myspace Fucking Sucks (mp3)
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More photos:
Photos: Hannah Webster
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