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Editorial Review:
Anyone that heard British singer/songwriter Tom Baxter’s superb 2004 debut album Feather and Stone, will have marked him down as a consummate talent and inevitable chart-botherer. But while Baxter’s obvious skills garnered a heap of critical reviews, he somehow failed to penetrate the mainstream. The same fate seems unlikely to befall Skybound, Baxter’s sophomore effort and an album that more than makes good on his early promises. Combining his soulful, mesmerising voice with understated guitar and piano work and some deft songwriting, Skybound is more a ‘concept’ album than its predecessor, in that it loosely charts the journey from boy to man. As before Baxter fuses elements of jazz and blues with compelling results, adding rhythmic double bass and orchestral accompaniments that create a mellifluous and sophisticated aura. There are some affecting Spanish touches too, such as the Andalucian flourishes on the title track and the flamenco undertones of "Tell Her Today". While the ballads here--"Better" for example-–can tend towards the schmaltzy, Baxter balances these moments with darker material like the fabulously moody, tempo-changing "Icarus Wings". It’s a solid second album that, just like the first, has "bright future" written all over it. --Danny McKenna
'Skybound' is the second album from London based singer/songwriter Tom Baxter. Co-produced by Jeremy Stacey (Sheryl Crow, Nerina Pallot) the album sees Baxter continue with the laidback easy listening pop of his debut while this time incorporating Spanish influences into his sound. The single 'Better' which featured in the Simon Pegg/David Schwimmer movie Run, Fat Boy, Run is included.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Not Bad for a Suffolk Lad The more you get into this album the more you realise that it has been exquisitely put together with songs about love and hope. My only reservation about Baxter is his rather high pitched falsetto voice but there is no denying the poetical feel to the lyrics. This is rock music for the intelligent set. I have an interest in Baxter's work as he comes from Bungay in Suffolk - a town I covered as a young newspaper reporter back in the 1970s. There is a jazz feel to many of the songs and there will be... more info
star for the future, a marvel well i was quite nervous about listening to toms second album as allot of writers seem to struggle with the composure of their second. lets say i was never dissappointed from the opening track 'a night like this' to the excellence of crowd pleaser 'better' it was always going to be a cd worth the wait.
this artist had made people stand up and take note of his sheer brilliance. my fav track on the album is 'skybound' the vocals sound, excuse the cheesiness of this but tom has the voice of an angel, see... more info
Tom Baxter Superb album and was lucky enough to see him playing live in Nottingham recently. If you get the opportunity to see him don't miss it, you won't be disappointed!..
Get the whole picture I came across Mr Baxter in 2004 when I was lucky enough to catch 'don't let go' on a radio station somewhere and bought Feather and Stone on the strength of that. I loved some of the tracks, but the production was a little too smooth and I'm afraid that I eventually shelved the album and noted him in my mind as a good, but second rate Jeff Buckley. Then, in 2007, my partner and I had a civil ceremony. While I was searching for "songs to walk into the room to" I came across a live version of 'Light me up' on... more info
