Kev Gray: "One More Chance"

By Jonti Davies

kev gray: "one more chance" (download mp3 here)

Kev Gray: genius? Quite possibly. His mastery of the art of storytelling is such that "One More Chance" - a tale of Sunday football woe, a lost romantic opportunity and subsequent mishaps in the pub, among other things - will have you hanging on every line, feverishly anticipating the next clever twist yet always being wittily outmaneuvered by Gray's charming turn of phrase. If Kev Gray offered to read bedtime stories to the Emperor's children, old tennoh would immediately ask to see his rirekisho. And then, after hearing "One More Chance", he'd say, "Kev, you've got a job for life; pack your things."

After appearing on last year's Gaijin Sounds compilation, the pressure was on for Kev to maintain his high standards. But he has surpassed his previous efforts. The production has been improved with tastefully applied reverb and enhanced intimacy, and he just sounds even more confident in his singing (and, for that matter, in what he's singing), to the extent that J.P. described him as displaying "mega-personality" here. Next year will bring one more chance for Kev to impress us with his sublime songcraft, which, I suppose, is quite appropriate. In the meanwhile, you'd do well to check out his live appearances both in and outside of Tokyo.     

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