"The Sacred and the Vulgar is a somewhat loose collection of folk tunes, self indulgent ballads and sparsely recorded pop which runs the gauntlet of influence and emotion."

Artist, musician, filmmaker, are just a few of the things you will discover when trying to learn more about Brad Fielder. This man of many talents seems to lend his hand at anything within the arts, and from that wide spectrum he seems to do a pretty great job on all fields.

The musician persona is the one we will concentrate on here, and having played with the likes of our very own Frost Faire, and the wonderful Anvil Salute, it is clear that Brad has firm grounding in this area ensuring that expectations are high before the play 'button' is pressed.

Fortunately expectations are sure to be met, with a varied collection of tracks that will surely keep the attention from beginning to end. Personal highlights include the title track, along with the glorious "Steal my grace", which prompted a housemate to ask "is that Beirut?", the album ends on the delightful sea-shanty-esque "Saga of Head Sickness", which seems to have more beginnings, middles, and ends, than a regular Olivia Tremor Control track.

In short, this album really delivers.

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