Dovecote - Dovecote: dig these dusted down tunes by archaeologist Niall Colfer

Dovecote
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Artist: Dovecote
Genre: Alternative
Label: Self-released

Seven years after debuting his solo project Dovecote, Niall Colfer (former vocalist and guitarist with Wexford indie band Salthouse) returns with its carefully shaped follow-up.

It’s no coincidence that Colfer is an archaeologist by trade; these songs sound like they’ve been gently eased out of their resting places, dusted down and buffed before being presented to the world.

There's a rumble of post-Britpop Badly Drawn Boy-style folk-pop on For the Best and Wheres and Whys, while the proliferation of winsome vocal murmurings straddle the right side of irritation.

An infusion of 1960s organ-led soul on the slouchy Reflections and the gurgling Easy Mind breaks up the tone, and the noodling on Water recalls 1970s-era Neil Young.

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A laid-back album that is delicate and robust in all the right places.

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Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy

Lauren Murphy is a freelance journalist and broadcaster. She writes about music and the arts for The Irish Times