2 - SIMPLE KID
Irish singer-songwriter Ciaran MacFeely’s (aka Simple Kid) 2004 effort, “1,” was one of the most underappreciated debuts of that year, marrying his slack, stoner-y and at times fuzzed-out acoustic slide with elements of Britpop. Musically, it was all lo-fi; lyrically, the songs were clever, catchy and charming. Follow-up “2″ is a headphone record full of more of the same and then some (like the solo acoustic, barely finished demo “Old Domesticated Cat”). With any luck, songs like “The Twentysomething” (”Always running, man, away from something”) and “The Ballad of Elton John” could be the ones that connect with his generation. (Yep Roc Records)
