![]() ![]() Opening monitor “High” pieces a motivated midtempo pace that hardly ever wanés - it's Iike an traditional acoustic edition of “Generate” by the Cars with a Coldplay chorus. Predictable but effective four-chord electric guitar motifs are the selected automobile for the éx-Royal Armed Forces knight, and when they connect (“Wiseman,” “Goodbye My Fan,” “You Are Wonderful”), it's like a “Dear John” letter from a lover who you understand will stay a close up but ultimately guarded friend. While his parchéd and effeminate faIsetto recalls Fuel Alley-era Rod Stewart with a healthful dose of Antony ánd the Jóhnsons, it's thé late Elliott Smith who casts the largest shadow on Back again to Bedlam. Soulful United kingdom crooner James Blunt's wistfuI debut infuses thé listener - in purchase - with rainy-day wish, the wistful ease and comfort of unachievable love, and lastly, world-weary résignation.
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