Cheap Therapy or Open Heart Surgery?
New Album: Gavin Bowers' Cheap Therapy Upfront, I have to declare an interest. I met Gavin Bowers soon after lockdowns became history and we have kept in touch ever since about any new music in town, his projects, always promising to meet soon. We've both been busy adapting to changing circumstances, just like everybody else, so the 'soon' has been stretched a little. We both came to Norwich with our respective plans, but Life happens and priorities get reconfigured. However, we are both still here and keep making that 'catch-up soon' promise, whenever our crazy-paving paths cross. So, I was delighted to hear from Gavin that he had been working on a solo project, in which he has been relaying his path into some semblance of order, or least trying to make some honest sense of it. His debut solo album Cheap Therapy is the result. It is now available on all digital platforms, as well as in a limited run of vinyl pressings. I reviewed the single release of Our...