Eugene McGuinness: The Invitation to the Voyage – review

(Domino)There's something utterly – if ineffably – British about McGuinness's songs and perhaps that comes from his belief that "a bit of ruthless optimism is what it's all about". This sentiment seems to power this third album – a cocksure, jaunty blend of art-rock strut and rockabilly jangle. He's a nimble lyricist and a cheerfully wordy raconteur of contemporary nightlife, mixing bathos and sentimentality on songs such as Sugarplum, which urges his sweetheart to heedless, happy drunkenn...

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