Scarlet's Well

Reviews

Alice In The Underword (CD) Siesta
Ahoy there, scurvy scum! More twisted fairy tales and sailor's songs culled from the cruel, cruel sea and lovingly dished up for your delectation in what is possibly the best Scarlett's Well release yet.

The Isle Of The Blue Flowers (CD) Siesta
When Siesta gave us the first Scarlet's Well album I must admit that I assumed it was a one-off release, but Bid and friends obviously think that indie sea shanties are a musical genre worthy of further exploration. The funny thing is that they could well be right, as once again Scarlet's Well have given us a record as ridiculously catchy as it is ridiculous. But whilst the accordian solo of Dark Dreams Aboard The Hesperus takes the sea shanty theme to it's logical conclusion, elsewhere they go glam rock on Clop's Birthday, and finish the record with Azul Como El Diablo - three minutes of prog rock style guitar solo that Dave Gilmour would probably be proud of.