The Spinning Top

Folk · 2009 · 15 tracks · 1h 8m

The Spinning Top

Seventy minutes of intricate fingerstyle guitar and warm, analog folk. A conceptual narrative following a man from birth to death through pastoral soundscapes.

May 11, 2009 · Transgressive Records

A patient, pastoral meditation on the human life cycle through the lens of 60s folk revivalism.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 8m

01

Look Into the Light

3:18

02

This House

2:53

03

In the Morning

8:17

04

If You Want Me

5:42

05

Perfect Love

2:51

06

Brave the Storm

5:19

07

Dead Bees

3:24

08

Sorrow’s Army

4:19

09

Caspian Sea

4:54

10

Home

4:21

11

Humble Man

3:43

12

Feel Alright

4:36

13

Far From Everything

4:08

14

Tripping Over

4:52

15

November

5:40

Moments Worth Listening For

The hypnotic eight-minute sprawl of In the Morning where the guitar lines weave into a psychedelic trance.

The sudden shift into a gritty, blues-inflected stomp during Sorrow's Army that breaks the acoustic spell.

The way the final track November dissolves into a quiet, haunting stillness that feels like a seasonal shift.

Reviews

BBC Music

Where This Album Departs

How does The Spinning Top sound next to the rest of Graham Coxon's catalogue?

Contemplative+4.0σ

Contemplative saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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