Reviewed by Trevor Raggatt

'Find Your Voice' brings to mind the old poem about "the little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead" because when it's good it's very, very good but when it's bad it's. . . well, perhaps not horrid but perplexing and frustrating in equal measure. Timothy D And The Trogloxenes, hailing from the South West of England, are not the overly earnest prog-rock band which their surreal name might suggest. Rather, the trio occupy that folky-tinged acoustic pop niche so recently carved out by the likes of the Fratellis and the Hoosiers. However, the catchiness of many tunes on the album is marred by their vocal delivery. It's not clear which of the three members (or female guest singers) takes the lead on each track but two male voices dominate proceedings. Unfortunately, the singing style on tracks such as "Missing Halo" and "Pool Of Grace" grates somewhat. Seemingly aiming for "raw and bluesy" it edges too far into "sloppy and rough" for these ears - all the more pointed out by the perkiness of the other tracks. All in all, the proverbial curate's egg and a big disappointment from a record label as pioneeringly creative as Risen Records.

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