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This is their debut album – get out of here, you gotta be kidding me!!!

Seriously, the maturity of the songwriting, the palpable chemistry of the four artists, the harmonies, all seem way beyond a debut album. I would say this band is going to be massive, I hope they are prepared for the ride.

The band is First Time Flyers and they are; Poppy Fardell, Jake Morell, Vicki Manser and Tim Prottey Jones. All vocalists, all instrumentalists, one multi instrumentalist. Tim produced the album and also plays acoustic and electric guitars, drums, piano, banjo dobro, mandolin, lap steel, bass and does the programming. Jake plays acoustic and electric rhythm and lead guitar, Poppy plays acoustic and electric guitar and Vicki plays acoustic guitar, although the girls don’t seem to play on the album, they just sing rather mightily.

The four vocals just bounce off each other, and are so in sync with each other it is uncanny, it’s like they were separated at birth and have found each other through chance, and are making up for lost time.

I have had this album on heavy rotation since it was dropped on me a couple of days ago, and I’m so hooked on it that I need to listen to it at least every two hours. I was even singing the single ‘Primadonna’ whilst washing up last night, their hook lines are that infectious.

To give you a starting block, think Lady A, or a double Shires, (there are four vocalists). I was also thinking as I listened more closely that I could feel an essence of Fleetwood Mac Rumours era, then read with interest that all the songs are about personal experiences the four of them have encountered, although not with each other ,as was the case with Fleetwood Mac. But the personal touch really comes across strongly, and makes the sentiments universally identifiable.

There are 15 tracks in all, and every one of them deserves to be there. They range from country/pop crossovers (‘Jump’, ‘Primadonna’), duets (‘Looking Back Now’), heartfelt ballads (‘Almost’, ‘Before The Wind Changes’), bluesy country rockers (‘Already Out’, ‘Trouble’) My favourites are ‘Trouble’, ‘Already Out’, and ‘Before The Wind Changes’. I also really look forward to the vocal build up in ‘Do You Remember’.

Although this is the bands debut, the individuals are no strangers to the entertainment business. All four are steeped in UK Country heritage as solo artists. so the combining of the four unique talents is explosive. Google any of their names and you will encounter a plethora of videos and songs, all leading up to this ‘big bang’.

The First Time Flyers start an intimate tour of the UK in Manchester on the17th September, to promote the album which comes out on the 12th. I would advise you to try and catch them at these venues, because I doubt if you’ll get that close to them again. This band is going places. *****

Review by Andy Sharrocks

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