Review - Steven Robinson “Between The Dog & Daylight”
album on Extremely
Independant Records
There are very few musicians today who will
spend as much time as it takes to make a record by themselves: OK - add a guest
vocalist, guitarist, baby, engineer, photographer, and throw it all into a room
populated by a guitar or two, drums of varying descriptions, an acoustic bass
and an old piano. Then get a few observations in the same vein and presentation
as Chris
(The Saints) Bailey
and Bob
Dylan and you‘d have “Between
The Dog & Daylight”, the latest release by Wollongong laureate Steven
Robinson.
While the titles Too Weird To Reason With, Unemployable,
Wrong Side of Karma, The Benefit of Years of Wasted Life, Numb and Cold & Rainy Night in a Coal Town may paint a bleak picture,
it’s Steve’s
light-hearted approach that removes the first-impression’s bitterness. But
music is about suffering to one degree or another and if you polish it too much
it actually loses its shine! Although “Dog
& Daylight” was mastered (1994’s “The
Porter Street Tapes” was not) it is still in much the same vein as “Porter Street”, although the artwork is
more reflective of the content.
It’s an eclectic mix and will not be to
everyone’s liking, but take a punt on “Between
The Dog & Daylight” from Steven Robinson on Extremely
Independent Records, listen to the songs and get to know the artist a little
better