There’s soulfulness at the heart of this album that immediately makes one warm to it. While many singer-songwriters albums tend to drown you in melodrama, melancholy and sincerity, there is a wry honesty here that makes you smile.
The lyrics are both humble and knowing as they strive to tell you something you didn’t already know about life. Summer may well have long gone but its sounds are here for all to see in Bradley’s plangent melodies and straightforward, unsentimental lyrics.
Each song gels beautifully with its discmates, creating a fully-rounded and very satisfying listen. This is an entire album that takes its time to burn slowly and surely onto your synapses. Its ripe and juicy melodies making you want to sink your teeth into it. At The Outpost is a little stodgy in places, but such minor inadequacies can be overlooked by the quality on display here.