Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep

Singer/songwriter Edwyn Collins had a huge hit in 1994 with the affable "A girl like you". In 2005, the Scottish musician suffered a cerebral hemorrhage which left him with speech difficulties. Well one wouldn't know that listening to his latest CD "Losing sleep" His sonorous baritone booms as loud as ever.

The CD is filled with beat driven rockers similar to his afore mentioned hit, songs like "What is my role?" (featuring Ryan Jarman of The Cribs), "Do it again" (with Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand doing some "Do do do it agains"), "Humble", "Bored" (with a clean elemental sound an angular guitars), or the absolutely beautiful "I still believe in you".

Bringing up the rear are a pair of ballads, the acoustic Folky "All my days" and the harmonica-laced "Searching for the truth". Collins sounds as feisty as ever, and this collection is a pure joy!