With all the swagger of a mid-Nineties Britpop beat combo, Irish singer-songwriter Marc Carroll’s third record is as timely as that intro implies. A gentle jaunt through songs of love, loss, and ‘auld Ireland’, Carroll’s view of life from his current digs in Los Angeles reflect his virtual obscurity here and his apparent acceptance over there, with Messrs B. Dylan and B. Wilson lining up to shake his hand. They know what they like – Dust Of Rumour does a really nice line in inoffensive, tuneful pop, but it’s not reinventing the wheel. Strictly for existing fans.
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