Label: Heavenly
Release Date: 10/09/07
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Following his massive stroke a couple of years ago, the mere possibility of new material from Edwyn Collins should be celebrated, no matter the quality. Taken from his new album 'Home Again', the mellow lucidity of this track is itself like a celebration of a life almost lost. Always at one with an erudite lyric and a sunny tune, Collins seems to be able to write songs that have a quality so timeless that the first time you hear them you can just sense that you've heard them somewhere before. Of course, those less charitable would say that the man is just stuck in a mid-Eighties rut, churning out the same old jazz-pop fodder without bothering to break into a sweat.
Either way, you can't deny that this is a pleasant ditty and that there is comfort to be found in Collins' fluid tones, as he creeps ever closer to becoming the king of the crooners. While he's never been quite at home in any musical climate, 'You'll Never Know’' at least provides us with another tune that has the safe familiarity of an old pair of slippers, or a cup of Horlicks at bedtime. Nice.
Richard Stokoe
Edwyn Collins Official Site
Edwyn Collins Myspace
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