THIS prolific singer-songwriter, dubbed "the Welsh Springsteen", pulls no punches with his latest album.
The hard-hitting Nobody Loves You Anymore is a thinly-veiled attack on the American President George W Bush and his ill-fated adventure in Iraq.
Its sombre companion piece, The Fading Of Light, focuses on those killed in war zones while world leaders turn a blind eye. Martyn Joseph shows his tender side with Invisible Angel, a celebration of unconditional love, and Kindness, inspired by the plight of rough sleepers in a freezing Toronto.
He explores the jazz idiom with Coming Down, which features slinky saxophone from Mike Haughton.
Phil Beer's slide guitar brings alive the thought-provoking Weight Of The World while the title track is a tour de force, linking an 80-year-old cab driver with the white-suited King Of Pain Elvis Presley.
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