24 years, 5 months ago

Scott of the arch antics

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Around 1997's Still Burning, his stock value plummeted though, and when a mooted deal with Creation records later fell through, he found himself with everything to prove. Further in, "Glastonbury Song" featured some deliciously hungry-sounding lead-guitar; like Neil Young, Scott knows that so long as you rely on instinct, even the simplest of phrases will ring true. When Scott dusted down his exquisite folk song "When You Go Away", for example, the digital-piano take on the Sharon Shannon accordion reel which graced the original version could only be disappointing. The album version of "Weary Land" features The London Community Gospel Choir, and when Scott performed it choir-less on Jools Holland's Later, it seemed like a missed opportunity.

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