Even though countless similarities in style can be heard between this debut solo effort and releases from his band that doesn’t mean to say that Fyfe Dangerfield is just carting out a catalogue of tracks deemed not worthy of the next Guillemots album. Instead of the sporadically charged movements that you might expect from his band, ‘Fly Yellow Moon’ takes a more mature, melodic stroll.
Recorded in only 5 days the album is not the ramshackle collection of half baked indie-folk some might have anticipated, but instead a memorable album that you are likely to fall in love with after only one listen.
Although some of the acoustic tracks on the album have been stripped right back, bare and honest – take the solemn and expressive ‘Don’t Be Shy’ and ‘Livewire’ – ‘Fly Yellow Moon’ is so much more than a solo album. Fyfe has drawn on a hefty amount of influences and collaborations to produce something fascinating.
First single ‘She Needs Me’, is a song which seems to gain momentum as each second ticks by, but it is the uplifting chorus of ‘When You Walk in the Room’ that evokes the most pleasure. These are the buoyant radio friendly tracks, instantly recognisable as the ‘singles’ of this album.
For me this album couldn’t have come with better timing, as during a period of monotonous dreary productions in the UK’s indie folk scene, this inspirational and stirring collection of melodies will restore your faith in this genre of music.