Fyfe Dangerfield is one of the founding members and lead singer of the Guillemots. (Pronounced The Gilly-Mots...as far as I know)
There are no lack of descriptors that I could use to paint a picture of the power and beauty of the man's vocals. At times, he reminds me of Bono. At other times, he reminds me of Paul McCartney. The only thing that Fyfe Dangerfield lacks in comparison to those singers is name recognition.
Hopefully his first solo record will play some part in increasing that recognition.
When working with the Guillemots, Fyfe can at times fade into the background. The focus of that group is usually to create interesting sounds by combining their varied musical backgrounds. No one member is above the rest. It's what makes the Guillemots such a fascinating band.
With this solo record, Fyfe showcases his talents as a songwriter and especially as a vocalist. Fyfe takes his singing to another level on "Fly Yellow Moon." From the first track through the bonus tracks, the album absolutely drips with his beautiful tone and lyrical prowess.
The album doesn't have any particular message in mind, but does focus on the being in and out of love. At the beginning of the record on the track, "When You Walk in the Room", he explains "I can't help it if I'm happy/I can't help it if I'm happy not to be sad/'cause when you walk in the room/I see things I can't understand".
Dangerfield is for me one of the greatest musical talents that I've ever listened to. He has a range of talents far too rare to be ignored and this album really puts that into focus.
On the sample track below, Fyfe does something that I've never heard him do before...he uses vocal manipulation. (auto-tuners and the like) Combined with that is an electronic element that is again, completely unlike anything I've heard from the man before. To say that he does an electro impression really well, would be a vast understatement. To say that I'd love to hear an entire electro album from him, would also a vast understatement.
And to say his first solo record is both rare in it's pleasant sounds and special in it's vocal styling, would also be a vast understatement.
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