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Bryter Layter
Folk · 1971 · 10 tracks

Bryter Layter

Lush, jazz-inflected chamber folk that trades isolation for sophisticated arrangements. A warm, autumnal masterpiece of intricate guitar and velvet orchestration.

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Lush transition

Bright brass and velvet woodwinds drift through these late-afternoon songs, softening the chill of a solitary acoustic guitar. You are sitting in a quiet, sunlit parlor while a gentle jazz rhythm stirs the air. It feels like a brief, golden reprieve from the cold, wrapped in the warmth of polite strings.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Introduction
1:33
02
Hazey Jane II
3:41
03
At the Chime of a City Clock
4:42
04
One of These Things First
4:46
05
Hazey Jane I
4:24
06
Bryter Layter
3:16
07
Fly
2:56
08
Poor Boy
6:30
09
Northern Sky
3:42
10
Sunday
3:39
Moments Worth Waiting For
02Hazey Jane IIThe bright, brassy horn arrangement on 'Hazey Jane II' introduces an unprecedented uptempo pop energy to the acoustic foundation.
08Poor BoyA soul-gospel vocal backing group enters on 'Poor Boy', contrasting sharply with the solitary, introspective mood of the lead vocal.
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Reviews
Critic Consensus

Critics widely praised the album's warm, pastoral atmosphere and its lush, jazz-inflected arrangements, noting how the addition of gentle woodwinds and delicate strings beautifully complemented the artist's intricate fingerpicking. The songwriting was broadly admired for its tender, melancholic beauty, with reviewers warmly embracing the more accessible, upbeat textures that distinguished the record from his debut.

Pitchfork9.7/ 10
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AllMusic5/ 5 stars
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