Cox,Ben Band This Waiting Game CD

Ben Cox's lyrical, playful yet somehow sorrowful voice and compositions first put me in mind of a jazz inspired, soulful Gilbert O'Sullivan with the opening track This Waiting Game. His delicate counter tenor and falsetto range could perhaps also draw comparisons to James Blunt but he has an unexpected arsenal of chromatic and harmonic dexterity as well as carefully reserved strength. It's hard to believe this musicality and individuality is emerging from someone who is only 21 years old and not yet graduated from London's Guildhall School of Music.

1. This Waiting Game 3:43 2. When Ends Appear 4:47 3. Blessed Are the Bleak 3:33 4. And I Love Her 5:02 5. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Feat. Claire Martin) 5:29 6. Sea (Feat. Kirk McElhinney) 3:56 7. George 4:32 8. Either or 4:23 9. Slow Dance 3:41 10. Country Song 3:08 11. Slumber 3:39 12. This Happy Madness (Feat. Emily Dankworth) [Bonus Track] 6:03