Name-checked by, among others, producer Jacquire King (Kings of Leon), Mansfield fits somewhere between slacker-rock (Songs About Angels), relaxed folk (My Mountain is Cold) and, now and then, hip-hop (Macklemore guests on the angry yet exuberant Arrows).
Yet, despite a growing profile, Lesser Oceans ultimately comes across as slightly too polite, possibly because of Mansfield's attempt to straddle too many (sorry) Fences.
• Fences. Lesser Oceans. Warner Music.
• Three and a half stars (out of five)
Single download: Dusty Beds
For those who like: Eels, Of Monsters And Men
- Shane Gilchrist
