Pete Murray conjures an image of the lone drifter, guitar in hand, experiencing the highs and lows of a transient existence and telling stories of those experiences through song. He's the modern balladeer, combining blues and folk to arrive at his own distinctive sound. You can file Murray with Jack Johnson and the many acoustic-powered crooners gaining exposure in the current market. All energy is devoted to the songs rather than individual performances, even on up-tempo tracks like Lines. The album's title track flags the singer/songwriter's intentions: to create an intimate bond with the listener. It works, there's no doubt about that. With so many CDs piled high on the Whammo desk, songs really need to reach out to be heard and Feeler did that several times as I listened. Feeler, Lines, Freedom, Tonic and Ten Ft Tall are all fine tunes. As for the performance, Pete Murray may have presented the best example of emotive vocals since Shane Nicholson's It's A Movie was released in 2002. There's no need to wait for Murray to develop as an artist- Feeler proves that the evolution is complete.

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Tracklisting
1 Feeler
2 Bail Me Out
3 So Beautiful
4 Lines
5 Freedom
6 Please
7 Fall Your Way
8 My Time
9 Tonic
10 No More
11 Ten Ft Tall

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