Paley & Francis Cooking Vinyl**

Reid Paley is a New York singer-songwriter with a history of performing in genre bands, from post-punk, blues, roots/ folk and country. Black Francis (aka Frank Black), a formerand sometime member of Pixies, is a singer-songwriter and performer who has collaborated with Paley down through the years. It seemed almost a given that at some point the pair would actually make an album together. To say that the self-titled result is bland is understating the case – Paley & Francisis an example of two accomplished musicians loosely writing songs together without anyone looking over their shoulders or calling a halt when it became clear that quality wasn't going to get a look-in. Some musicians engage in similar exercises and the results are equal parts charming, atmospheric and, occasionally, vital. There's very little of that nature here, folks. Move along, please. See reidpaley.com

Download track: Crescent Moon