Sometime last year I 'discovered' William Topley. I was rummaging through a bargain bin at a local discount store and found a CD called "Black River". I purchased it and upon first listen was immediately struck by the bluesy raw power of Topley's voice. Eager to know more, I searched online and found that he was English...(who knew?) and that he had fronted a band called "The Blessing" back in the early '90's. I have since purchased "Sea fever" - that should have been a clue that he was english, since every schoolboy has to memorize said poem by John Masefield! and then I managed to track down "The Prince of the Deep Water" the Blessing's first album. Then last week while in Nashville I found the second "Blessing" album, "Locusts and Wild Honey". It is fabulous! Great production, emotive singing, atmospheric lyrics combining into a satisfying potpourri of caribbean jerk seasoning with an adventurous colonial twist.
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