A very cool mellow, early 70`s styled release that reminds us equally of Paul Simon/Simon & Garfunkel, Donovan, Elliot Smith, Colin Blunstone, acoustic Marc Bolan and Jeff Buckley. It`s bluesy, jazzy, singer-songwriter folk pop. Temples compositions began to drip with masterfully bluesy fingerpicking, smooth, gentle vocal intonations and plaintive backyard lyricism. "The tunes are deceptively simple, with Simon and Garfunkel-style melodies, and Temple`s sleepy vocals belie a melancholy just beneath the surface. His high-pitched voice recalls a young Graham Nash by way of Elliott Smith.. Hold a Match has enough understated soul to give Conor Oberst a run for his money. "-Rolling Stone. "With his sweet voice and acoustic flair, Temple will have to fend off the comparisons to the current canon of suicidal singer-songwriters (Buckley, Elliot Smith, Nick Drake). But Hold A Match For A Gasoline World has moments of pure giddiness that keep it from being fully mired in the doldrums. The first song off the album, Someone Somewhere, has the upbeat feeling of Norwegian heartthrob Sondre Lerches Two Way Monologue."-Spin. One of the very best new artists in this genre in 2005.
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