Prefection

Highly-rated alt. American singer-songwriter whose re-location to London has seen him transformed into a kind of post-modern Goth- revivalist. His second album certainly reveals a passion for dense 1980s textures and echo-laden vocals with strong hints of The Cure and The Bunnymen. Some of the material descends into bombastic stodge but songs such as the Smiths-like ‘Sacred Heart’ and the indie-pop of ‘City of Brotherly Love’ are well worth hearing.