Bill Ryder-Jones – Iechyd Da (2024) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

Bill Ryder-Jones – Iechyd Da (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:47 minutes | 624 MB | Genre: Pop Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Domino Recording Co

With Iechyd Da – “good health” in Welsh as he comes from West Kirby, a small town nestled in the Wirral peninsula between Wales and Liverpool – Bill Ryder-Jones begins 2024 with grace. This fifth record follows the hazy shoegaze of Yawn, released 5 years earlier, and Yawny Yawn, his stripped-back piano version. The ex-guitarist of The Coral embarked on his solo journey in 2008 with a definitive departure from the rock quintet, whose glory had become as overwhelming as its stresses. These difficulties and his own melancholy have formed the basis, throughout his career, of the Englishman’s intimate music of languid, chamber-like folk ballads.They roll out here with an immensity that is more organic and luminous, releasing the pain of thwarted love with soaring strings. Opting for orchestral pop, sometimes reminiscent of the 60s, the gritty songwriter always writes of his struggles but is now fuelled by hope. Mirroring contortions of the heart and mind, the rhythms speed up and fade out, and the orchestration builds and diminishes, illustrating his emotions with melodic precision and luxury. In this optimistic production, the mixing once again entrusted to James Ellis Ford, we hear for the first time a village children’s choir (“We Don’t Need Them”, “It’s Today Again”), which brings an innocent warmth. The whole thing gently closes with the delicate notes of the instrumental song “Nos Da” (“good night” in Welsh). Astounding. – Charlotte Saintoin

Tracklist:

1-1. Bill Ryder-Jones – I Know That It’s Like This (Baby) (04:32)
1-2. Bill Ryder-Jones – A Bad Wind Blows In My Heart pt. 3 (03:57)
1-3. Bill Ryder-Jones – If Tomorrow Starts Without Me (03:06)
1-4. Bill Ryder-Jones – We Don’t Need Them (04:55)
1-5. Bill Ryder-Jones – I Hold Something In My Hand (03:04)
1-6. Bill Ryder-Jones – This Can’t Go On (04:30)
1-7. Bill Ryder-Jones – …And The Sea… (02:10)
1-8. Bill Ryder-Jones – Nothing To Be Done (04:02)
1-9. Bill Ryder-Jones – It’s Today Again (03:33)
1-10. Bill Ryder-Jones – Christinha (04:04)
1-11. Bill Ryder-Jones – How Beautiful I Am (04:18)
1-12. Bill Ryder-Jones – Thankfully For Anthony (04:54)
1-13. Bill Ryder-Jones – Nos Da (01:37)

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