By jove, he can make a guitar gently weep - but Simple Kid smiles the wicked smile of the lo-fi prankster, and we love him for it. ‘Truck On’ speaks the language of a weary old bluesman, the Kid croaking bedraggled prayers to "the good lord above" - but come chorus-time, it opens out into a sob-worthy hymn to hitting the road home, a ‘Sloop John B’ for The Beta Band generation. Meanwhile, judging by the harmonica-splatter of ‘Average Man’ - a testament to the mediocrity of humanity, or a warm tribute to Joe Public? - he’s angling to become the postmodern [/a]. And you know what? [a] might just have the smarts.
Louis Pattison
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