Sounds of spring
I FEEL THE VALLEY LIFTING
Toby Martin
Ivy League
Toby Martin spent many years as lead singer of Australian band Youth Group before going it alone. is the third album of his solo career, his influences coming from living in northern England. There’s a definite folk element here, although there’s the unmistakable influence of indie rock with Iranian percussion adding to the album’s distinctive sound. Martin sings of an ill-fated Yorkshire escape artist on ‘Linthwaite Houdini’ and, after an a-capella start, takes the listener on a journey from folk to fuzzed-out
