What are we trying to say?

"Folk music can often be nostalgic tales of times gone past, or retrospective yearning for a world that is no more. Here we have an album written in the here and now. A wonderful contemporary depiction of our unsettling and chaotic technology-driven modern world and the trials and tribulations that are thrust upon us when we dare to look at a screen.It's nice to see that somebody had a productive lockdown".

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"Housed in Jess Morgan's poignant artwork, What Are We Trying to Say? sees Stu and Debs finding much food for thought with the concept of `the media' at the core. Both constructive and destructive forms come under scrutiny, highlighted by the need for information throughout the recent pandemic ... Megson prove as reliable as ever when it comes to finding a good story".

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"What Are We Trying To Say? is Stu and Debbie Hanna's thirteenth album as Megson and their first studio recording in four years. The album was written during the pandemic, something very much reflected in the issues the songs address, in particular, the mixed messages being put out through the medi ... Despite the title, Megson most certainly know what they're trying to say and do so entertainingly and pithily, and, as ever, it's well worth listening to".

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