Description:
Cavalier was produced by PJ Harvey collaborator and Producer John Parish at Toy Box studio in Bristol, UK over the space of a week in May 2007. A huge fan of Toms music after witnessing him play live, John augments Toms songs with an array of subtle, sympathetic instrumentation and / or recording technique but never allows himself to encroach on Toms songs. Providing deft flourishes, underlining or embellishing what is already there, he pulls off the neat trick of expanding or magnifying the songs while keeping the spotlight firmly on Toms voice and guitar. Cavalier is Toms most personal record to date, and the recordings are referred to by Tom as an apocalypse of the self - yet they retain all the humility, tenderness and beauty of Toms best work. (Fat Cat)
