You might know Colin MacIntyre better under his pseudonym Mull Historical Society. His latest album though is being released under his own name and saw him returning to his roots on the island of Mull. It was in his hometown’s arts centre An Tobar that MacIntyre recorded the songs that would make “Island”, songs he had written while residing in the United States.
All of the songs are built around MacIntyre singing and picking an acoustic guitar with a little help from his friends. It all sounds a lot more stripped down than his Mull Historical Society’s albums and a lot rootsier as well. Just have a listen to “The Long Road To Me” or “No Ordinary Queen”. Now before you start thinking about joining him in a campfire version of “Kumbaya My Lord”, check out “The Wrath” which sounds like the perfect marriage between a string section and a clarinet or “Ned’s Song” on which MacIntyre is joined by a choir who help him take a solid album all the way home.
Score: 7.5 out of 10
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