Astronaut Meets Appleman
Astronaut Meets Appleman explores the tension and harmony between tradition and technology and between analogue and digital philosophies. It arrives replete with a chamber-rock rabble and then some: harps and bagpipes come as standard, as does silence.
Under the guise of King Creosote, he and his pals’ have recorded all around the British Isles giving this ‘cosmic’ record a fleshy Celtic flourish.
After turning in one of the most focused records of his career with 2014's historically minded From Scotland with Love, Fife troubadour Kenny Anderson follows up with Astronaut Meets Appleman, a looser set whose earthy ramblings seem grounded more firmly in the present.
With the album’s rambling, celestial opener 'You Just Want', King Creosote sets the backdrop for a record of two halves, with one foot in
Scottish songwriter tackles the fundamental questions. New music CD review by Lisa-Marie Ferla.