Sunstrokes

It's Bill Pritchard's fate to be an artist who is mostly unsung in his homeland. Though he's a British native who was born in Staffordshire and lives near Birmingham, his following in the U.K. is a tiny cult at best, while he's a star in Europe, particularly in France, where a number of noted musicians have eagerly collaborated with him. The dry wit and smart melodicism of Pritchard's songs certainly boast a sophistication that seems more inherently European than British, but that's not to say the old sod doesn't inform his work.