The English songwriter has the talent to get the bitter truths of failing relationships. For example, to refute the assumption that there has to be part of each separation, which is considered a loser: in view. “There’s got to be a loser babe” is the name of the song, Colwell comments on this statement by an ex-partner: “What a lonely way to feel a change.”
Recommendations of the editorial team
Many of the songs on the Wing act from losing little but being able to win a lot if you solve the old cords. Freedom, clear. But also the feeling of asserting yourself. Or to endure being alone when walking aimlessly through the area.
The music that Colwell and its accompanying band play on these considerations then sounds a bit good now and then. Songs such as “Turn My Face Away” are strong, in which the group in the studio tried more complex arrangements – with strings, polyphonic chants and melodies that dissolve from the expected harmonies.
This review was first published in the MusikExpress 08/2025.