It seems Jack Carty and I have a relationship where his poetic melodies and I only seem to unite on dark and rainy days. So inside the comfort of warmth and shelter, he should find himself lucky that I am reviewing his record One Thousand Origami Birds.

First up, the title track that makes a good first impression and help you forget about the dreary weather outside. Unfortunately he does remind you of it in the second song "Grey Sky", but the appearance of Elana Stone just lets you enjoy the nice harmonies this duo produces.

Throughout the record Carty continues to give his unique perspective in troubles by singing "we are only atoms in a planet, spinning around" ("Atoms In A Planet"). Now whilst this record have some songs that fit in the melancholy category with Carty's loneliness seeping through "The Tempest" ("the sound my voice echoed back to me") and story telling during "After The War" ("you smile like you don't know them anymore"), I do like what the positive and more up tempo songs "Hope" and "Levies" paints that let me daydream away picturesque scenery of rolling hills on a nice road trip getaway.

There are a few breaks from the guitar singer combination such as "There's A Hole In Me Darling", that utilises a piano to accompany Carty vocals. Jack even piles on string layers and splashes of crashes from the drums, but really that is the most cathartic an acoustic player can really get.

In the end, I give One Thousand Origami Birds a 7 out of 10 but only time will tell if he remains to be my rain man and prove to worthy of more points. The foot stomping in "Them There Hills" and group chorus during "Valentina" however, may have me quickly transferring his tracks over to the regular playlist.

Review Score: 7/10