MATHEW SAWYER & THE GHOSTS: Blue Birds Blood @ JARVIS COCKER'S MELTDOWN '07
the enigmatic mathew sawyer is a man with many facets. he is an
internationally respected visual artist, he's played drums for the
influential post-punk band the television personalities, and he is the
lead singer and songwriter with his own musical collective, mathew
sawyer and the ghosts. 'blue birds blood' has a stunning depth and
wistfulness. with sawyer's sauntering rasp as the charming cornerstone,
this lo-fi pop paradise offers a proper candidate for some of the
sweetest tunes heard yet this year. -ROUGHTRADE