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Classic Album Review: Kimberley Rew | Essex Hideaway

The Soft Boys and Katrina & The Waves guitarist unveils his inner Ray Davies.

This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Cult figure Kimberley Rew’s resume includes stints with both post-punk oddballs The Soft Boys and sunshine-walking popsters Katrina And The Waves.

On his charmingly down-to-earth fourth solo disc, the singer-guitarist comes off more like a member of The Kinks with a half-hour of melodic twee-pop nostalgia buoyed by his chiming guitar and voiced in nasal Ray Davies tones. And don’t it feel good.