10.41°C Keep Colchester Cool invites local faces to share their top ten tracks of all time. There are no rules – some will explain why they’ve chosen particular tracks; others won’t. Either way, it offers an insight into what has influenced some of our local heroes over the years.
This time, it’s the turn of Kevin Pearce, who returns to Colchester Arts Centre with his band on Thursday, 12th November 2015. Normally, this is where we’d outline Kevin’s career to date – but these testimonials speak louder than anything else:
“Track of the Day for Dynamite” – Q Magazine
“A keening vocal reminiscent of Cat Stevens” – The Independent
“Stunning” – Dermot O’Leary, BBC Radio 2
“Absolutely Beautiful” – Frank Skinner, Absolute Radio
“The Finest Songs” – Mojo
“As recommendations about music in pubs go, this was a great one” – Steve Lamacq, BBC 6 Music
“Now this I really, really love!” – Janice Long, BBC Radio 2
“Dynamite is a classic album” – Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2
“Pearce’s delivery, emotional yet mellow, will invite some obvious comparisons to Nick Drake, but it’s a comparison Pearce can bear, as the material here is of such quality” – Acoustic Magazine
Here are Kevin Pearce’s Ten Tracks of All Time. Enjoy!
Nick Drake – Place To Be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9kHJduya7Y
Can – Vitamin C
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAhTMkXAPUk
The Verve – Already There
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALPTkp-oERk
Arvo Pärt – De Profundis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbaCEdkLcts
John Martyn – Go Down Easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Jvp3QBwgY
Yann Tiersen – Monochrome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do_HpqILPLo
Tim Buckley – Pleasant Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz8EoMOVHBM
Bon Iver – Holocene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWcyIpul8OE
John Lennon – Working Class Hero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njG7p6CSbCU
The Specials – Ghost Town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ2oXzrnti4
