Neil Bob Herd

“Herd's a born raconteur and throughout the set he regaled us with tales from his past and on the songs' origins. ..the EP is a sumptuous dive into noirish americana with plenty of twang on show and although Herd is playing solo here he still manages to summon up the darker and more devilish moments from the record. His solo adventures are more muscular, less bluegrass and more twang, as evinced on his album 'Every Soul A Story', the opening song of which kicked off his set as he launched into 'Bad Land', a jumping jive rockabilly number which did remind one of Nick Lowe's earlier and earthier numbers.” - Paul Kerr

“My first impression was to call it Scots-Noir; but there’s a certain amount of ‘charm’ too hiding in the sparse lyrics; but Scots-Noir is as good a way as any to describe it. The all too brief mini-album closes with a heartfelt and David Lynch inspired instrumental rendition of the Frankie Valli hit, The Night which sounds uncannily like The Shadows with a morning after hangover. Just before that there's my Favourite Song of the five; Who's Going To Dance (with me)? which is a veritable Twang fest that sounds like it could have been one of Alex Harvey's last recording before re-inventing himself as the Sensational Alex Harvey. This is a totally fascinating and highly listenable project from Neil Bob Herd, and totally unlike anything I've heard from him before ... which is a good thing as I love it when musicians step out of their comfort zone and challenge themselves to try something new.... and it works a treat.” - Alan Harrison