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"With all the loud sniggering and the mass of terrible reviews that surrounded the release of Morrissey’s debut novel "List of the Lost", it was easy to overlook the other indie songwriter who turned his hand to literature last year. There were fewer creepy sex scenes and no mention of a ‘bulbous salutation’, but Colin MacIntyre’s "The Letters of Ivor Punch" was much more to the critics' liking and ended up winning a few awards. Set on a fictional Scottish island, the book centred on an eccentric character who wrote letters to President Obama telling of local gossip and long held myths. It was informed by MacIntyre’s own upbringing in the Hebrides and proof that, despite living in Glasgow, Los Angeles and now London, the craggy landscape of Mull remains central to his creativity. The story becomes the basis for 'The Ballad of Ivor Punch' - the stand-out track on MHS's album "Dear Satellite". It’s a galloping, glossy piece of indie pop, that recalls Feeder’s fist-pumping, anthemic moments, and instantly destroys the image of MacIntrye as a sullen, folky strummer. After all that time spent locked to a laptop, tapping out the chapters, it sounds like MacIntyre has finally been unshackled and let out to play in the sunshine."
(Drowned in Sound)
I feel that he is different enough to be almost very good.
Like an indie Maxwell Davies.
This is from one of his sullen, folky, albums -
Treescavengers - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8d2s_rUlBY
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