Historically the solo contributions of erstwhile drummers have been, well, sketchy at best. For every success there's a failure of equal proportion. For every Phil Collins there's a Ringo; every Fab Moretti an Andy bloody Burrows.
So where will Phil Selway sit? Probably somewhere in the middle judging by his first solo release By Some Miracle. Its gentle, melancholic folk lilts breezily along, but misses on atmosphere, leaving it slightly reminiscent of a Travis b-side rather than establishing Selway as a musical force in his own right.
His debut album Familial is out in August, while the track is available free from his site now.
By Some Miracle by Philip Selway
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