Dowd, Johnny - Cruel Words
Released in Europe in 2006, Cruel Words arrived on our shores with 4-and 5-star reviews from every major UK music mag, including Mojo (4 Stars, 'as much jazz as roots music, as much poetry as rock'); Maverick (5 Stars, 'Johnny Dowd is a law unto himself'); Classic Rock (8 stars, 'the songs are quirky but they rock'); Time Out London (5 Stars, 'Gothic Folk Funk'); Daily Mirror (4 Stars, 'wit and wisdom to match even the late great Warren Zevon'); and The Independent (5 Stars, 'may be the greatest album of his career')
