Folky jazz, thematic variations, dusty oscillators and euphonic groove moods will draw you into Rory More’s world. Be it the Lowrey organ-meets-baritone sax grease of ‘Hot Houdaah’, the free electrons orbiting the flute-driven 'Console Majick’, the '70s-tinged jazzed-out mellow funk of 'Outta Here' or the pagan lilt in the 5/4 lope of 'Misty Wood’, you’ll hear Through the dappled dell is a jazzified place that’ll immerse you into Rory More’s sonic mystique.
On what may seem like a readymade gag, the psych-folk favorite covers the lost Dave Matthews Band album in full. He convincingly connects his adolescent love to his adult explorations.
Neil Diamond, normally a quick worker, spent four months agonising over the lyrics of I Am… I Said, and it shows. That’s why the song lingers.