Three cheers for the backroom workers that burrow down anonymously, assisting here, helping there, and generally being the reliable types musicians depend on for workable ideas.
Leo Abrahams is a perfect example – a producer/musician who has collaborated with the likes of Brian Eno, Brett Anderson, David Holmes, Florence Welch, Iarla O Lionaird, Paolo Nutini and too many to list here.
With Daylight – his sixth solo album – Abrahams uses a scattered approach on what he describes as "an album of deconstructed songs." It is exactly that, but amid wilful aspects is music of immense clarity.
The influence of regular collaborator and friend Eno is felt throughout; throwing sonic spanners into the works just to see what might happen is something he has been espousing for decades, and Abrahams takes up the baton and runs with it.
