... Waltzing Alone - The Guggenheim Grotto

Track list:
1. Philosophia
8. A Lifetime in Heat

Running Time: 8 mins
Released: 2005

I do not know where I picked this up from and can only suspect one of 2 things:

1. A free download from LastFM; or
2. Sample music that came with WMP on a new PC sometime in the past.

I only have 2 tracks from the album, and listening to Philosophia for what I thought was the first time, but which LastFM suggests is actually the 10th in 6 years, I wonder if I should not pick up some more.

It is genre-tagged as folk; I am not sure that fits. They have a pleasant sparse, lo-fi sound though, and as A Lifetime in Heat starts I am reminded of Nick Drake by the softness of the vocal. There is nothing like the same level of craft here, though.

I also had no idea where the band were from until I Googled them. Ireland makes a lot of sense as they fit snugly with the quieter moments of Damien Rice and Lisa Hannigan. I could see them providing a reasonable soundtrack to a chilled evening lounging around somewhere. However I think I will pass on getting any more... there is not quite enough interest to warrant a purchase.