Product Description

'Skybound' is the second album from London based singer/songwriter Tom Baxter. Co-produced by Jeremy Stacey (Sheryl Crow, Nerina Pallot) the album sees Baxter continue with the laidback easy listening pop of his debut while this time incorporating Spanish influences into his sound. The single 'Better' which featured in the Simon Pegg/David Schwimmer movie Run, Fat Boy, Run is included.

Track Listing

1. Night Like This
2. Skybound
3. Better
4. Tell Her Today
5. Miracle
6. Last Shot
7. Tragic
8. Half A Man
9. Icarus Wings
10. Light Me Up

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #423 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-07
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Anyone that heard British singer/songwriter Tom Baxter's superb 2004 debut album Feather and Stone, will have marked him down as a consummate talent and inevitable chart-botherer. But while Baxter's obvious skills garnered a heap of critical reviews, he somehow failed to penetrate the mainstream. The same fate seems unlikely to befall Skybound, Baxter's sophomore effort and an album that more than makes good on his early promises. Combining his soulful, mesmerising voice with understated guitar and piano work and some deft songwriting, Skybound is more a `concept' album than its predecessor, in that it loosely charts the journey from boy to man. As before Baxter fuses elements of jazz and blues with compelling results, adding rhythmic double bass and orchestral accompaniments that create a mellifluous and sophisticated aura. There are some affecting Spanish touches too, such as the Andalucian flourishes on the title track and the flamenco undertones of "Tell Her Today". While the ballads here--"Better" for example--can tend towards the schmaltzy, Baxter balances these moments with darker material like the fabulously moody, tempo-changing "Icarus Wings". It's a solid second album that, just like the first, has "bright future" written all over it. --Danny McKenna

Customer Reviews

Not Bad for a Suffolk Lad
The more you get into this album the more you realise that it has been exquisitely put together with songs about love and hope.

My only reservation about Baxter is his rather high pitched falsetto voice but there is no denying the poetical feel to the lyrics. This is rock music for the intelligent set. I have an interest in Baxter's work as he comes from Bungay in Suffolk - a town I covered as a young newspaper reporter back in the 1970s.

There is a jazz feel to many of the songs and there will be obvious comparisons with the voice of Jeff Buckley. Baxter doesn't quite have the tonal range of his American counterpart but he always writes literate songs within his vocal range. I have seen him live and he produces a much rockier sound.

That doesn't detract, however, from the atmospheric feel of this album which was Record of the Week on Radio Two. Baxter is a good singer-songwriter in the James Blunt mould. My record of the year in 2007 was Jack Savoretti's Between the Minds and this reminds me of that album. There's latino, folk and many other mixes here. Perfect for a relaxing evening with a chill out glass of wine. Lyrically it's very strong with the title track being a superb example. I think as we look back in a few years time, this will be remembered as Baxter's best work, appealing to a variety of ages and certainly both sexes.

star for the future, a marvel
well i was quite nervous about listening to toms second album as allot of writers seem to struggle with the composure of their second. lets say i was never dissappointed from the opening track 'a night like this' to the excellence of crowd pleaser 'better' it was always going to be a cd worth the wait.
this artist had made people stand up and take note of his sheer brilliance. my fav track on the album is 'skybound' the vocals sound, excuse the cheesiness of this but tom has the voice of an angel, see him live and you will understand what i mean. this album came out in jan 08 and i would def say its a rare gem found in the opening of the music worlds upcoming artists.
if you dont already own, buy his first album 'feather and stone', its a bit less well cut but brilliant none the less.

Tom Baxter
Superb album and was lucky enough to see him playing live in Nottingham recently. If you get the opportunity to see him don't miss it, you won't be disappointed!..