Now then, Kevin Ayers is by far one of the best songwriters I could ever possibly recommend. His output throughout the seventies consists of many finely crafted songs, and a penchant for experimental music. A member of the legendary Soft Machine, Ayers eventually went solo, to much critical acclaim. In 2007, he released a much awaited album, The Unfairground, which is well worth picking up. These two finely crafted songs come from said album.
Baby Come Home serves as our A Side, a lovely duet from Kevin Ayers and Bridget St John (previously also guested on Shooting at the moon). A beautiful rural melody starts off, followed by Ayers' distinctive voice, beautiful and gentle and yearning. The chorus is aided by a neat little trumpet embeleshment. St John sings the second verse, a very gentle folky voice. The song then has a little instrumental break before returning to the chorus, sounding very genuine and sweet. The song ends.
For the B Side, we are treated with Walk On Water, another finely tuned in piece of audio pleasure. Either due to being on Vinyl or whatever, this sounds a different mix than the album version. Is this true? Let me know. A nice traditional Kevin Ayers strumming riff starts us off, his voice, more mature than the seventies, carries a nice weight which suits this song, it's very reflective and looking back at experiences. The drums kick in a lovely instrumental part, nice melodies take over and it is truely beautiful. it ends with the gentle strumming fading out.
Both these songs are beautiful and show that Ayers still has much more to bring the world. Well written, well performed and well sung music, like you don't see that much. If you can pick this single up, please do. It's well worth it!
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