The Left Outsides – Are You Sure I Was There? (Cardinal Fuzz)

  

No sooner had Alison Cotton’s excellent solo album ‘Only Darkness Now’ appeared than she’s reunited with Mark Nicholas for a fifth record from The Left Outsides. Folk, psyche and ethereal drones are all present and correct, and the alternating vocals of Mark and Alison provide the light and shade which make this such a beguiling and entertaining album. If you don’t know the band you should start here.    

The Left Outsides - Only Time Will Tell

The Left Outsides - All That Remains (Cardinal Fuzz)

 

I wasn’t that enamoured with The Left Outsides' last album, but checked this one out to see if they’d gone back to the sound that first drew me to them, and I'm glad to say that they have. The songs are a mix of acid-folk and indie rock, with vocal duties shared by Alison and Mark, and right from the opening of 'The Unbroken Circle' I knew I'd got back the band that I loved. A great album, also available on Bandcamp. 

The Left Outsides - The Unbroken Circle