Alex Ingram is an artist based in London and he worked with Core arts musicians on his debut album The Merry Months. Ingram according to his website is primarily known for his painting, performances and poetry but seems as if he recently decided to get involved with music as well. The songs on The Merry Months had a folksy, whimsical at times fantasy based feel to them.
The album starts with “Eventually” which has soft music that is delivered with piano and guitar. The arrangement is simple and so is the melody and reminded me of a traditional hymn. I thought it was a solid introduction and indicative of what else you could expect. “Clowns” has a nice arrangement but was hard to fully embrace because of how lo-fi the song was. One of the highlights was “The Whore” which is created with sustained notes from what sounds like a wind instrument and guitar. “Meloncholic” was the best sung song on the album. The song has a traditional old time folk feel and sounds like it was could be used in the video game World of Warcraft. That's at least what I thought of when I heard the song. The next standout is “Man in the Know” which again feels like it could be in a play about King Arthur while “My Lovely Black Eyed Jack” and “The Old Cock and Crown” were the other standouts. I think I would have been able to appreciate some of the music a little more if it wasn’t so lo-fi. There were some songs that just needed some extra help in the engineering department. I encourage Ingram to think about how he could improve the recording quality on his next release. As a vocal coach I get the feeling Ingram hasn’t been singing his entire life as there are noticeable times where he is either flat or sharp when trying to hit certain notes on a number of song. He has a deep, rich baritone voice and I think with a some more practice of certain areas he can take his singing to another level. Ingram has a unique take on music and songwriting and there was a lot to appreciate. I also think this is just the beginning for Ingram and I hope to hear his evolution.
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