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Marshmallow: Marshmallow

By Emma Phillpott
Marshmallow: Marshmallow

This is a solo collection released by former Mutton Birds bass player Alan Gregg, recorded both here and in London where he is based. The 11 songs here are both personal and whimsical, including sweet songs about crushes, being crushed and y'know, love and stuff. Mostly a guitar and vocals affair with a hint of the Birds ingrained in its often storytelling lyrical style, this is an enduring little album. The instant charmer is the quirky Scooter Girl, full of easy rhymes ("you may have seen her round / her wheels don't seem to touch the ground") and jangly rhythms. A few songs, including Anytime Soon and Over & Done benefit from a little help from Bic Runga and others, while David Long lends some polish in the studio. 'Marshmallow' may not have been on your purchase list for 2002, but its bag of sweetly melancholy-dipped love songs are well worth clearing some space near your stereo.
 

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