Album Review: The Bonny by Gerry Cinnamon

Release Date: November 13 2020

Gerry Cinnamon is a Scottish indie-folk singer, this is his second album. If you aren’t Scottish (like me), the main thing that sticks out first is the accent. Unlike other Scottish acts, like Belle and Sebastian or Lulu, who seem to suppress their accent, Gerry embraces it and flaunts it (like The Proclaimers). I liked that a lot, I think it added so much to the vibe of the album. His vocal on much of the album was haunting and powerful, it combined really well with the simple acoustic guitar and harmonica. While this album to me is definitely folk, some of the songs are slightly more pop and those were also great, they were just less of a ballad and had a catchy chorus. I did find that occasionally, that a song would just repeat itself for the last minute or so, but it wasn’t that big of a deal. The lyrics were good. They were direct, brutally honest and left you thinking about what you had just heard. I loved the wisdom shown throughout this album. The subject matter of the songs were a little bit conventional, but he managed to describe them in a very interesting way. The whole sound of the album transported me to a cold, dark day (like the scene depicted on the album cover). I do think that the sound and pace isn’t for everyone tho. I think that this is a really good album and I’d definitely listen to the next one. Well done Gerry.

Favourite Songs: Canter, Head in the Clouds, Dark Days, Sun Queen, Every Man's Truth

Score: 8.1/10

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