The Adventures Of Tom The Lion - Rough Trade Exclusive With Bonus Cd

rough trade exclusive with a 5 track bonus cd comprising a beautiful live solo performance and including one totally new track 'ragdoll'. previously only available on two very limited double 10" vinyl releases, all four chapters of 'the adventures of tom the lion' have been compiled into a brilliant 13 track debut album, with one new track to close the collection. written, recorded and produced entirely by this 24 year old londoner, the album skips merrily across symphonics and styles - from naked piano ballads, driving guitars, and percussive electro, to stargazing folk. finding good company alongside sufjan's charming chamber pop, bright eyes' raw confessionals, villagers' storytelling, or patrick watson's dreams, even right back to the moment mike scott discovered the big music in the waterboys, these songs comefrom the grandest traditions, but with modern tricks. with a uniquely melodic and lyrical sleight of hand, tom the lion can't help but play big hearted, singalong, hairy pop music.