Four decades since his last album proper in 1971, Bill Fay is now viewed as the great English singer-songwriter that completely got away. Fay’s much delayed difficult third album is overseen by pastoral guitarist for hire Matt Deighton, with guests including Fay’s cheerleader Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, whose debt to Fay is obvious on the slowly swelling Cosmic Concerto.
Life Is People moves inexorably forward with the surging gravitational pull of Fay’s best work. A set of self-effacing meditational mantras, their biblical tones disguised in piano balladeer threads, it sounds like the work of someone who never went away.
Al Murray, Comedian
Al Murray, Comedian
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Stuart, Chortle
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Idrie, Youtube
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Brighton Argus
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries