Uncovered

"Still making you smile...: "Uncovered" is Harley's first studio album for a decade and it's a thing of great beauty. With the air of the acoustic trio he often tours with, this is a set of "interpretations" - delicate, yet often driven versions of favourite songs ... With all the enigmatic power of his earliest work, where acoustic is far from simply the easy way out, his impressive playing is accompanied by long-time Cockney Rebel violinist Barry Wickens and folk-roots guitar hero Martin Simpson, along with double bass and percussion. It's warm and sad, yet Harley's music is as intelligent as it ever was, a worthy celebration 45 years after "(Come Up And See Me) Make Me Smile" topped the charts".