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CERYS MATTHEWS - Never Said Goodbye
| IndieLondon | LONG gone are the days of Cerys Matthews as the It Girl of Britpop and lead singer of Catatonia. Having survived that whirlwind of success and the rehab that followed, the singer has emerged as a very respectable solo artist in her own right.
2003’s Cockahoop proved that there was much more to life beyond Catatonia and Tom Jones collaborations and Never Said Goodybe her sophomore solo effort, continues to build on that good work....full text |
| | Dotmusic | | So, Cerys is back - not so much a statement of fact as a marketing hook, surely. For a start she's still living in Nashville and hasn't physically 'returned' anywhere. Secondly, she never went away, music-wise - the organic, countrified "Cockahoop" was just three years ago (hardly an eternity) and not far ahead of that was alma-mater Catatonia's impassioned, epic (and underrated) swansong "Paper Scissors Stone". ...full text |
| | The Independent | | Having recast herself as a folksy alt.country warbler with 2003's Cockahoop, Cerys Matthews makes a few tentative moves towards regaining her former indie-pop-queen status with Never Said Goodbye, but without relinquishing too much of a hold on her newer roots-rock style. The results are fairly decent for the most part, save for blunders like the mawkish ballad "This Endless Rain" and the saccharine, ickle-girly vocalising on "Blue Light Alarm"....full text |
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