Dust of Rumour
Album | Marc Carroll
Frothy choruses and hook-laden melodies mask melancholy lyrics
Though he released his very first solo single in 1989, it wasn't until 2002 that Irish singer-songwriter Marc Carroll finally unleashed his cult-favorite debut album, Ten of Swords, emerging as one of Ireland's secret weapons of power pop. Seven years down the line, the Dubliner's Dust of Rumour album is not without its share of sparkling power-pop moments, all frothy choruses and hook-laden melodies whose glow masks the melancholy of the lyrics. But the most notable thing about this outing might be its stylistic expansion. To wit, "What's Left Of My Heart" sounds like it could have come off a latter-day Bob Dylan album, while the moody, minor-key "Against My Will" bears a strong whiff of UK folk, and the guitar-centered instrumental "The Boy Who Dreamed" suggests a summit meeting between Durutti Column and Dif Juz. Sometimes the candy-colored realm of power-pop can end up being a musical cage, and Carroll should be commended for being able to reach outside of that sphere without abandoning it.
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