TAKING your time now seems curiously outmoded. Refreshingly, Edinburgh singer-songwriter Steve Adey sticks with the old ways, producing beautifully crafted records with long intervals in between.
Do Me A Kindness is a collection of covers, recorded in a 19th century church, with Adey mostly singing and playing all the instruments. The good news is that he has tried to do something different to the originals.
A spiritual setting is a good place to take on some scared cows. Covering songs by Low, Nick Cave, Portishead, PJ Harvey, Rickie Lee Jones and Smog, the credibility factor is high; Adey cleverly sequences and crafts the material to create at least some chinks of light. The way he follows Portishead’s Over with Low’s Murderer is inspired.
The least successful is the hymnal take on Morrissey’s Every Day Is Like Sunday, nearly slipping into a liturgical dirge. Long-time foil Helena MacGlip's vocals provide an ethereal embrace with Adey’s baritone. Best taken slowly, this record offers rich rewards for those who can stand the darkness.
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