Ruth Theodore: White Holes of Mole Hills | CD review

'Nu folk' is the tag that has attached itself to Southampton songwriter Theodore, though there's little folky about her work beyond her spangly acoustic guitar. This second album relies mostly on quirky woodwind arrangements and a skittering rhythm section to back up her breathless vocals. The songs are equally angular, most of them cryptic comments on love affairs; "An arm around the shoulder can easily creep round the neck," for example. Her conversational style is engaging, while the six-minu...

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