OK we were a bit baffled watching the beginning of this video which showed a man walking along a clifftop carrying some garden rakes, but without giving anything away, it all becomes apparent in spectacular fashion, that man being artist Tony Plant. 'Until The Luck Runs Dry' is a wistful and reflective song, something else that makes perfect sense when you learn that it was written following the death of a friend. Ruarri Joseph isn't an artist we know well and this track could be deemed a little middle-of-the-road, in fact that was our initial impression.
Hear it out though, give it a few plays, let it sink in, and then you'll find it's a piece of subtle beauty that builds from a simple beginning to a grand and sweeping climax of strings, rolling drums and guitars. It becomes a quite stirring track that considers life and how we live it, maybe even contemplating how we should live our lives and how few of us actually fulfill the potential given to us. This is no existential crisis though, more the pondering of life and its fragility, all to a song whose fragility is exactly what makes it work so well.
Ruarri Joseph's website
Pre-order the album
Catch him live:
Sun 10th Feb 2013 The Latest Bar Brighton, The City of Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
Sat 23rd Feb 2013 The Junction 2, Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Sun 24th Feb 2013 The Bicycle Shop, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Wed 27th Feb 2013 The Cookie Jar Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Thu 28th Feb 2013 The Greystones Sheffield, South Yorkshire,United Kingdom
Fri 1st Mar 2013 The Met, Bury, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Thu 7th Mar 2013 Fibbers, York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Fri 8th Mar 2013 Medicine Bar, Middlesborough, Cleveland, United Kingdom
Sun 10th Mar 2013 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Wed 13th Mar 2013 The Cellars at Eastney, Eastney, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Thu 14th Mar 2013 The Vic, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
Fri 15th Mar 2013 The Prince Albert, Stroud, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Sun 17th Mar 2013 Dorchester Arts, Dorchester, Dorset,United Kingdom
Thu 21st Mar 2013 Chapel Arts Centre, Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom
Fri 22nd Mar 2013 The Stables, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Sat 23rd Mar 2013 The Jericho, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Mon 25th Mar 2013 The Half Moon Putney, London, United Kingdom
Fri 29th Mar 2013 Jolly Farmer, Newton Abbot, Devon, United Kingdom
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The singer/songwriter scene is a crowded one and it's hard to grab close attention, but as this excellent review points out, listen carefully and you will be rewarded with subtle music and lyrics and a divine, distinctive voice the like of which only comes along every few years. As a very frequent gig-goer, Ruarri Joseph is my bet to achieve the well earned commercial success he deserves to match his talent this year
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