Four albums for Loose continued to win him admirers - by 2005, The Independent were calling him “one of the finest songwriters in Britain” and Richmond Fontaine’s front man Willy Vlautin named Peter as his favourite singer. Rather than reproduce the Americana feel of Normal For Bridgwater, Peter’s restless musical spirit has seen him strike out in new direction with almost every subsequent album. As well as playing with Peter, James is now half of the duo Rails with his wife Kami Thompson. It also saw the introduction to Peter’s band of 17 year-old James Walbourne. Peter struck up a friendship with Son Volt, which resulted in them touring together. Upon hearing the album, Kathleen Edwards told her producer when recording her debut Failer, “I want to make an album like this”. In 1999 Peter signed to Slowriver/ Rykodisc and released Normal For Bridgwater, a record that was to be his biggest commercial success to date which won him wider acclaim in North America. Grammy-winner Peter Smith (Sting/Squeeze), who produced Pete’s debut Cannibal, still cites it as “one of the top 3 records I’ve worked on”. He made two albums for the label: Cannibal and Camelot in Smithereens. More about Peter It started back in 1995 when Peter signed to Almo Sounds, where his label-mates included Gillian Welch and Garbage. ‘Caroline’: Two people who might've fallen in love, but missed their chance by waiting too long and growing apart. ‘Fishing The Flood Plain’: The floods in the Somerset Levels forced people to evacuate - but what would you do if you couldn't get out?ġ1. ‘Dance Of The Dead’: Solace at a deathbed, reflecting on how the loved one has now escaped his body and gone back into the larger world.ġ0. ‘Long Way Down From A Cloud’: Reflection on the feeling when love moves out of reach, and you hope it wasn't your fault.ĩ.
Getting old in the rain of a seaside town, feeling like a ghost and wishing one was young again.Ĩ. ‘Long Way From Home’: A song of nostalgia. ‘Where The Snakes Hang Out’: An idealistic young man starts to learn the bitter lessons of how the world really works.ħ. ‘Peak Operational Condition’: Travelling man, away from home in a strange country, writes to his wife but can't adequately describe what he's experiencing there.Ħ.
‘Yuri Gagarin’: A young boy dreams of being like Yuri, the first man in space.ĥ. ‘Rain Stars’: An unlucky man feels picked-on by the universe, toyed with by mad gods like a character from some Greek myth.Ĥ. ‘End Of The World’: People spend so much time on internet sites they are living in the virtual world more than the real one.ģ. Sunshine’: Anti-Donald Trump song about him displacing a Scottish fishing community so he can build a golf course, criminal!Ģ. "One of England's best kept musical secrets" Rolling StoneĪmericana album of the month, 4 stars. "One of the finest songwriters in Britain" The Independent "His songs are warm and beautifully radiant" Uncut "Bruntnell has a remarkable knack for turning out big, dreamy, melodic, memorable songs" - MOJO The most interesting thing about his music, and part of the reason for his devoted following, is the indefinable knack the songs have of locking into one’s emotions in an elusive, intangible but deeply affecting way. Peter Bruntnell has a unique ‘way with a tune’ like no other contemporary artists. There are some overdubs but a lot of it is played live”. Peter: “I wanted to make a record that is fairly standard in its approach, with drums, bass, guitars and a keyboard sound now and then. Recorded between February and June 2015 and self-produced by Peter, Nos Da Comrade (which means “Good Night Comrade” in Welsh) was recorded in Bruntnell’s home studio in deepest Devon, and in the village hall in the idyllic village of Mortehoe, where the band simply set up and blasted out the tunes: Mick Clews (drums), Peter Noone (bass), James Walbourne (guitar), Dave Little (guitar), Dai Godwin on backing vocals and Peter Linnane (mastering engineer) on string machine. This new record returns emphatically to the earliest days of Bruntnell’s career, a full-on electric psych-rock experience.
When NME claimed that “Peter Bruntnell’s records should be taught in schools”, they were referring to the particular appeal of the quiet Devonian’s songwriting craft. It’s interesting that American musicians are so seduced by such a uniquely British artist, as a result of which Peter has toured extensively with Son Volt, Kathleen Edwards and Richmond Fontaine at the request of the artists. If you ask the likes of Peter Buck, Scott Mccaughey, Willy Vlautin, Jay Farrar, John Murry or Kathleen Edwards they’ll all agree that Peter Bruntnell is a writer with rare and mysterious qualities.
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