ARTIST: Roy Moller
TITLE: Speak When I'm Spoken To
LABEL: Book Club Records
GENRE: Rock
TIME: 33:19 min
SIZE:  46,2 MB
RIP DATE: Jul-02-2007
RELEASE DATE: 000-00-2007
WEBSITE: n/a

Track List:

01. Speak When I'm Spoken To                   03:14
02. Six Degrees                                03:14
03. Her Collected Poems                        03:04
04. Teachers At Night                          03:03
05. Baby, Look No Further                      02:55
06. First You Fall In Love                     02:47
07. Maximum Smile                              03:20
08. Great Wall Of China                        02:58
09. Train Your Thoughts On Love                03:10
10. David Niven                                02:52
11. Goodnight Everyone                         02:42

Release Notes:

Of all the debut albums released in 2007, few will
come from artists boasting Roy Moller's pop
experience. A regular collaborator with Belle &
Sebastian guitarist Stevie Jackson, the Glasgow
songwriter has had a hand in some of the last
decade's most esteemed pop albums (and even had a
song written about him (Belle & Sebastian's "Roy
Walker"). Now, however, Moller is stepping out of
the shadows and laying bare 11 of his most personal
and powerful songs.

Primarily a 60s-influenced pop record, Speak When
I'm Spoken To bursts with sunny melodies and bright
guitars. Meanwhile, hearty injections of soul,
strings and groove lend the album an understated
maturity that's impossible to resist. Delicate
touches ? backwards guitar lines, layered backing
vocals and intermittent keyboard stabs ? also add
depth and character to the record.

But Moller's the first to admit his vision could not
have been realised without help from some of
Glasgow's finest. Stevie Jackson and fellow Belle &
Sebastian member Bobby Kildea play on a sprinkling
of tunes (most notably "Speak When I'm Spoken To"
and "First You Fall In Love"), while Jackson also
assists with production. Elsewhere, Moller enlists
the likes of Gary Thom (The Moondials, Astrid), Zac
Ware (The Proclaimers), Irish troubadour Sporting
Hero, Bill Wright (The Wow Kafe) and Ulric Kennedy
(Golden Dawn) to enhance the album's rich musical
palette. Even photographer Martin Gray, responsible
for the striking cover art, shares vocal duties on
"Great Wall Of China".

Despite input from a number of sources, Speak When
I'm Spoken To holds together remarkably well. A
cohesive excursion through lush, harmony-soaked pop,
it's Moller's first release on Manchester-based
label Book Club Records and follows limited edition
vinyl singles on the Felicite, Pickled Egg and
Heliotone imprints.

It may have been a while coming, but Speak When I'm
Spoken To is well worth the wait.