Tom Odell doesn't really need much more than a piano. That was on his first two albums (2013) and (2016) already clear. It is therefore not entirely shocking that his third album Jubilee Road also follows this pattern. In contrast to his previous record, the tempo is again mainly dragging, just like his debut. Here and there the British singer-songwriter spruces up his songs with a few orchestral
… arrangements or the piano keys can be hit faster for a real swing song. Apart from that, this album is mainly full of piano ballads that are about love, even though Odell sings in a song that he is tired of singing about broken hearts. In 2018, Odell was allowed to perform in the first episode of the new season of All You Need Is Love a few weeks before the release of this album and then you know: this man makes heartbreaking music. Already three albums long. (JvQ)more
