Folk/Review Yvonne Lyon & Boo Hewerdine - Things Found In Books

Folk-pop singer/songwriter Boo Hewerdine first surfaced in 1983 in the Cambridge, England-based group the Great Divide; two years later, he founded cult favorites the Bible, releasing a pair of acclaimed albums (Walking the Ghost Back Home and Eureka) and scoring a minor hit single with "Honey Be Good" before disbanding the group in 1988. Singer/songwriter Yvonne Lyon is among the best and brightest talent currently emerging from Scotland. She has consistently stirred audiences across the UK and beyond with her emotive performances, combining poignant lyrics with creative melodies and demonstrating a voice that can be both fragile and intense.

Yvonne Lyon & Boo Hewerdine's “Things Found In Books” is one of those albums that takes you to a different location and lets you into a world of stories. This album creates a moving and incredibly human collection of songs by bringing historical relics to life, inspired by the lost souvenirs found in a used bookshop in Culzean Castle.

Listeners are drawn into the ordinary lives of folks on the Scottish shore by Lyon and Hewerdine's complex tapestry of melancholy, nostalgia, and quiet hope. With the weight of love letters, misplaced postcards, and half-written messages that once meant the world to someone, each track seems like a page from an old, treasured book. This record is a genuinely immersive experience because of their ability to transform ephemeral moments into enduring tunes.

“Things Found In Books” has a delicate yet potent musical style that combines ethereal storytelling with acoustic warmth. The album's closeness and genuineness are further enhanced by Lyon and Hewerdine's easy harmonies. With their heartfelt lyrical depth and melancholic melodies, the songs cling to the listener like a memory.

This album is a salute to the beauty of the everyday, a voyage through time and emotion. “Things Found In Books” is a treasure awaiting discovery for fans of narratively inspired music.