"Truman" by Dolly Mavies

The new Dolly Mavies single "Truman" (out today) is issued under the banner of "post folk" which anticipates any comment that I would have made about the style: she definitely comes out of the highly successful folk rock style which has launched her upon our collective consciousness & sustained her for the last few years but like the best artists she has clearly reached a point where she wants to transcend any narrow categorisation beyond that acknowledgement of a starting point for her musical journey.

Given the electro drum beats which usher the song in, she doesn't waste time signalling that this is progression. It's quite a funky song underneath the trademark lush & haunting vocals and you also get treated to some subtle bass playing of a similar groove from time to time. It's still mightily atmospheric but the accent tends to highlight her sense of playfulness and bring that out more and we are moving into dance territory as you might imagine.

"Carpe diem" is the general message here ("a reminder to us all to embrace the now, and really live, even if just for a fleeting moment") and given the cover art, I think we can safely assume that the title nods towards the well known film.

One quite understandably can in listening, lean exclusively towards Dolly herself given the mesmerising effect of her voice but this song also reminds us that "Dolly Mavies" is a group too and the fine ensemble playing, which is so unselfish in supporting the singer & her song, is also of the highest quality & has such a vital role in the quality of "Truman".