Opening track 'On the Swings' has a rustic, French vibe. Also released that day is the limited edition 7 single for Nothing Left To Talk About, which is also available digitally with a bonus non-album track. It's not an angst-filled album but it has a strange crystalline sadness running through it. Sarah Cracknell’s Red Kite will be released digitally on June 15, 2015, and as an import CD and limited vinyl. The Mid-Noughties shimmering indie jangle of ‘Hearts Are For Breaking’ sounds like an old standard by the time its three minutes come to a close, while ‘It’s Never Too Late’ is the place to start for fans of Belle and Sebastian and The Pastels looking for a new favourite record. In a way, 'Red Kite' carries a sense of being wrapped up snugly but watching a melancholic film with the rain beating on the window panes. Despite a splendidly noisy solo record, the Manics’ bassist and lyricist is not known for his virtuoso displays behind the mic, but his slightly ragged, emotionally naked delivery is a perfect fit for a song exploring the dwindling of a relationship. Cracknell’s voice has such a precise, polished tone that the presence of Nicky Wire on ‘Nothing Left To Talk About’ feels starkly different. A luscious, vintage soundscape runs through much of the record, with ‘Underneath The Stars’ propelled by a reverb-drenched thundering drumbeat and sugary Sixties backing vocals, while ‘In The Dark’ is driven by a string arrangement Robert Kirby wouldn’t have disowned.
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