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David Sutton - 40 Album Review

03 May 2014 // A review by Peter-James Dries

Hot off the heels of his album, Cheese, David Sutton has released 40, ten tracks of upbeat, catchy and very easy listening songs that sound like a relic from my father's generation.

In a world where over produced is a prerequisite of commercial radio play, comes an album with instruments that actually sound real, all performed by David Sutton himself.

Tinged with Bob Dylan, the Stones and the Beatles and the sixties in general, 40 sounds better put together and mature than Sutton's previous outing. While I enjoyed Sutton's humour on Cheese (I mean it was called Cheese, and the opening track... ha.) I feel 40 comes across as a more professional release. 

One of the real strengths of David Sutton's music is what you can't experience with the CD alone. I'm talking about the clever self-produced music videos on David Sutton's Youtube. Wellington locals will recognize a lot of the filming locations, and might even spot themselves in Sutton's video of this year's Newtown Festival. The videos gave me a feeling of what it means to be David that a picture or biography can't provide.

You can stream or download selected tracks from David Sutton's Muzic.net.nz profile page, or check out their corresponding videos on his Youtube.

 

About David Sutton

David writes and records songs.




Visit the muzic.net.nz Profile for David Sutton

Releases

Roads
Year: 2024
Type: Album
Cat Food
Year: 2023
Type: Album
Planet B
Year: 2020
Type: Album
Eternal Memory
Year: 2019
Type: Album
Upside-Down World
Year: 2018
Type: Album
Binary
Year: 2017
Type: Album
V
Year: 2016
Type: Album
40
Year: 2014
Type: Album
Cheese
Year: 2013
Type: Album
Mr. Rainbow
Year: 2011
Type: Album
Remember
Year: 2009
Type: Album

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