Before The Birds

Over the last few years Antrim’s Ben Glover has been steadily refining his craft as a world-class singer-songwriter. It seems all that hard work has paid off, as his latest offering Before The Birds sees the troubadour at his career best. Recorded in Nashville, the ten-track opus is an alt. country tour de force that effortlessly veers from bourbon-soaked ballads (‘Almost Home’) to Heartbreakers-esque pop-rock (‘You Are The Same As The Tide’) all of which marks Glover out as one of Ireland’s finest tunesmiths. The addition of backing vocalist Kaci Bolls makes much of the material on Before The Birds soar to the stars and there’s rarely a wasted note on this remarkable release.