CD of the Week:The tide is High for Blue Nile

From: The Scotsman | Date: August 20, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

THE BLUE NILE: HIGH, SANCTUARY, GBP 11.99 ****

BY NOW, WE are so accustomed to waiting for The Blue Nile that it has almost become part of the fans' relationship with the band. "Fourth album in 21 years" the press release proudly announces, as if the creation of nine new songs was the equivalent of cycling to the moon.

High is the trio's first album since 1996's Peace At Last, yet the moment it turns up, the intervening years fall away. It's like picking up where you left off with an old friend. The Blue Nile - Paul Buchanan, PJ Moore and Robert Bell - are often pegged as enigmatic, when ...

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