I first heard about Newton Faulkner by...no! not the latest single on the radio. I was at a record shop, and asked about music similar in style to Keller Williams, who I just saw last night, helluva show too. This guy was recomended, put on the stereo, and I bought it. Why did I buy it? I rarely buy CDs, but this guy has a good sense of melody, a good voice and range, although some of the songs do sound similar.

Hmmm, the next big thing? Well, hard to tell, but he can sing, no pitch correction or studio trickery it seems, just a guy singing with a guitar and spare backing band. Reminds me of early David Gray, and Justin Currey from Del Amitri most of all. Mellow, but not as boring as Jack Johnson who sounds like he's singing the same song every time.

Faulkner will be a good one to catch live, lots of good talent and enough diffrence in melodic structure to keep the album moving along, good for a saturday afternoon with the wind blowing. Be careful of people who throw around, "the next big thing," scary phrase there.

Layter,
dave