Like an Aspen Leaf: Apricot Vinyl & OBI Strip The Clean it was a prelude to

it was a prelude to Hodges' leaving the Duke Ellington orchestra to lead his own small band

The album was born from the impetus to kickstart new explorations during lockdown when as Andy McCluskey admits: “I rediscovered the creative power of total boredom

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Like an Aspen Leaf: Apricot Vinyl & OBI Strip The Clean it was a prelude toOriginally released in 2002, Like An Aspen Leaf is a breathtaking smoky folk opus spiked with Americana longing. Nuanced with the help of members of Elbow, Voice Of The Seven Woods and Andy Votel, it emanates from a baroque pop netherworld, soundtracked by songs of regret, pinpricked by evocative melodies and sumptuous harmonies, and peppered with plaintive swathes of cello and a suitably meandering piano that lurks behind Janes minor chords. Now