The album 'A WHISPER IN A RIOT' now available on iTunes. Just go to www.colmlynchmusic.com and click on the iTunes icon.___________________Review of the album ‘A Whisper In A Riot’ from the February 2007 edition of Totally Dublin Magazine.
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_Colm Lynch_
A Whisper In A Riot [Xcentury Music]___________________Sounding like someone who grew up listening to Paul Weller records, Colm Lynch is the latest Dublin-based troubadour to try his hand at reviving a once popular niche. Having started out playing acoustic sessions around his native city, he has slowly moved up the ranks by playing at bigger venues and attracting media exposure. A number of impressive EP’s led to a management contract and a publishing deal before being ushered into a studio to record an album’s worth of material. He actually did better than by recording the eleven tracks twice: once in their raw electric form, and once as stripped down numbers. The acoustic versions come on a bonus disc that offers the listener a welcome variation to the high-energy originals. Another welcome inclusion on this superb debut is three tracks that are old favourites for anyone familiar with Lynch’s work. Many musicians could have opted to disregard the older tunes, but he has stuck by songs like Why Must I Apologize? and opening track Lucinda .__________________
____The pacing of the album is full-blooded and played through a high tempo, a reminder of a young Weller. This is all fuelled by Lynch’s vocal capabilities, where he manages to have the listener hanging on his every word. Whether he approaches a song with wild abandon (Two Bullets & A Gun) or tentatively gets his message across (Sophie), he is always using a certain vocal style that differs slightly throughout the album. There are backing vocals present, and guitars & percussion aiding his escapade, but it is the lead man’s vocals that will ultimately win you over. Even when he sounds slightly like Nic Armstrongor John Power, there is enough originality in his tone to charm anyone daring enough to pick this record up. If more singer/songwriters like Lynch, and fellow Dublin native The Mighty Stef, keep coming up with exciting material then the day of the solo artist could very well return._______________________________
Gareth Maher_______________________________________________________
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SEE ALSO: : Paul Weller – Wild Wood [Go! Discs/London], John Power – Willow She Weeps [Tanuki Tanuki], Billy Bragg – Don’t Try This At Home [Electra]___________________________________________________
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