Fink – Biscuits For Breakfast

The raw materials here and the fact he’s signed to Ninja Tunes give faith that Fink won’t be next year’s David Gray. It would be easy for him to go that route, and on paper (laid back, guitar-and-voice, little vocal sketches) that’s a worrying possibility.

There are problems with this sort of album. It’s the type of record you’d slip on for a cosy night getting tender with your love. It’s the type of record you’d want on a Sunday, winding down. It’s the type of album you’d want on for a nice relaxing bath and, even worse, it’s the type of score you’d give to a dinner party. A dinner party.

But it’s gorgeous, it’s intimate and it’s dense with layers. If you want parallels that won’t make you panic (yes, there is an element of Jack Johnson here), think Tricky and, particularly on duet ‘Hush Now’ with Nina Grace, Tricky’s one-time lover Martina Topley-Bird.

It’s jazzy without being Jazz FM fodder. It’s slow without being boring. Slow like making love, not slow like watching a casserole cook. Like deck shoes and a neckerchief: ideal for summer evenings.

http://www.finkworld.co.uk

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