Your Version

It's always the way. Just when you think you've heard every singer-songwriter Irish pubs have to offer, a brand new voice comes along and knocks the wind right out of your metaphorical sails. Cork's Kevin Murphy is one such singer-songwriter. Proudly echoing the laid-back groove of his heroes Jeff Buckley and John Martyn, he's mastered a stunning vocal alloy of sincerity and attitude. If Murphy's gorgeous tones make him a shoe-in for a healthy career, 'Your Version' is a flawless introduction, a solitary anti-love song, made all the more divine by gushing, layered harmonies.