Hold A Match For A Gasoline World

a very cool mellow, early 70's styled release that reminds us equally of paul simon / simon and garfunkel, donovan, elliott smith, colin blunstone, acoustic marc bolan and jeff buckley. it's bluesy, jazzy, singer-songwriter folk pop. temples compositions began to drip with masterfully bluesy fingerpicking, smooth, gentle vocal intonations and plaintive backyard lyricism. the tunes are deceptively simple, with simon and garfunkel-style melodies, and temple's sleepy vocals belie a melancholy just beneath the surface. his high-pitched voice recalls a young graham nash by way of elliott smith. 'hold a match for a gasoline world' has enough understated soul to give conor oberst a run for his money. cd only on fargo.