Colour Of The Trap
As the non-Arctic Monkeys half of the British supergroup duo the Last Shadow Puppets, '60s-centric singer/songwriter Miles Kane crafted folky, enigmatic pop songs heavily indebted to the dark, baroque chamber pop of Scott Walker. On his 2011 debut solo album, Colour of the Trap, Kane once again delves into the psychedelic era with a connoisseur's ear for detail and comes away with another similarly ambitious collection of bluesy psych- and folk-inflected rock. In fact, with fellow Puppet Alex Turner on board as co-composer for half of the tracks, the album could very well serve as a kind of follow-up to the Puppets' 2008 debut, The Age of the Understatement.
A solid and compelling debut...Anyone not watching closely enough over the last five years or so could have been fooled into thinking that Miles Kane had made his way to prominence swinging on the shirttails of others.
When legends far and wide step out the shadows to lend a hand on an album, it’s surely a harbinger for quality.
Despite enlisting the help of Noel Gallagher and Clémence Poésy, Miles Kane's solo effort is pleasant but not the great rock'n'roll record, says <strong>Hermoine Hoby</strong>
<strong>Hazel Sheffield</strong> enjoys a guided tour of 1960s pop, courtesy of Miles Kane
Miles Kane - Colour of the Trap review: Miles Kane certainly has the talent to be a great musician and songwriter, and Colour Of The Trap is an accomplished addition to his discography that may give him the recognition he deserves.