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Reviews:

"One of the finest songwriters in Britain", "A quiet master class in emotional subtlety"
METRO

"Ghost In A Spitfire's most potent weapon is Bruntnell's emotion-racked voice - a delicate instrument worthy of cherishing"
THE SUN

"Radiant....exquisite...monumental"
UNCUT

Peter Bruntnell follows up the gentle bliss of Played Out (a collection of acoustic reworking of some of his best songs) and the apocalyptic bite of Ends Of The Earth (Album Of The Week - The Independent) with Ghost In A Spitfire - an album packed with the kind of songs that led Rolling Stone to hail him as "one of England's best kept musical secrets".

Features contributions from Eric Heywood (Son Volt)
Danny Williams (Black Grape)
and James Walbourne(Pernice Brothers)
Recorded by Jim Lowe (Stereophonics)

Although his tent has been pitched in the Americana camp he's a very British songwriter who on the evidence of this latest album and especially on tracks such as Fear of Lightning has more in common with Teenage Fan club than the likes of usual comparisons Neil Young and Evan Dando. Lyrically he's never been tempted to stray from matters close to home and as a result he's been praised for the succinct authenticity of his past five albums and Ghost in a Spitfire is no exception - its very title betraying a theme rarely found amongst his western peers.

The bulk of the songs were written by Peter and Canadian writing partner Bill Ritchie before his recent tour of the UK with Kathleen Edwards and the album was recorded by Bruntnell and Stereo phonics producer Jim Lowe in a variety of locations: his own guitars and vocals were laid down at his home in Devon while Mick Clunes's drums and former Black Grape member Danny William’s bass were all recorded in a converted barn in Yorkshire. In addition long time  collaborator James Walbourne's lead guitar were nailed in north London and Son Volt's Eric Heywood recorded his pedal steel on Little Lorelei and Polar Bear Jail in  his Shepherds Bush hotel room while on a break touring with Minnie Driver.

Peter Bruntnell Singer songwriters are big business these days, but don't make the mistake of lumping Peter Bruntnell alongside  the likes of whey-faced chart-botherer James Blunt. A  New Zealand-born Brit with an ear for lo-fi American country music, he is difficult to categories - and a hell of a lot more interesting for it. Current album Ghost in a Spitfire is his fifth, and he marries his muted sounds to lyrically robust musings on English life and culture. And unlike some of his fey contemporaries he deploys a full range of backing musicians, borrowing talent from the likes of Black Grape, Son Volt and Stereo phonics to create full-bodied songs. This live sound - honed over a decade of touring - is where he really comes into his.
[CW] LONDON NOW 05


Booked in Europe by

Bob Paterson Agency - Peter Bruntnell


“PLAYED OUT” 2004
(Import Only)
Peter Bruntnell

“ENDS OF THE EARTH” 2003

Ends Of The Earth is available in the US on Backporch Records, and is released in the UK on 10th March 2003
by Loose (VJCD139).


Peter Bruntnell has a magnificent voice, a deep and mysterious personality and effortless writing ability."
Oliver Gray, Amplifier magazine US
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ENDS OF THE EARTH - REVIEWS

"The country's most promising singer-songwriter." The Independent
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"Steeped in the honeyed hickory grit of Gram Parsons." UNCUT
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"The most exquisite chord changes and hooks imaginable." Americana UK
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"His most spiritual, most keenly felt album yet." LOGO
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"Break the cycle, go out and buy this." - Rambles.net
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"... a real windfall." - The Music Box
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"The best thing to happen to alt country..." - MWE3
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"Packed with tales of heartache..." - Blender


A bit like Nick Drake fronting Son Volt or maybe just the softer side of Tom Petty, U.K.'s Peter Bruntnell is the best thing to happen to alt country in a long, long while. Bruntnell's Back Porch debut continues the sometimes darkly-tinged but always engaging, introspective mood set on his critically-acclaimed venture NORMAL FOR BRIDGWATER. Including a bevy of fan-favorite tunes, the album was recorded in London with Bruntnell's band - James Walbourne (guitar), Peter Noone (bass), Mick Clews (drums), and Eric Heywood (Son Volt, Alejandro Escovedo).


BLENDER.COM
A Neil Young–loving singer-songwriter whose fourth album is packed with tales of heartache and pedal-steel guitar from Son Volt's Eric Heywood, Peter Bruntnell is pretty much the definition of the American retro-rocker — apart from the fact that he comes from the London suburbs. That aside, this follow-up to Bruntnell’s acclaimed 1999 CD, Normal for Bridgewater, should be catnip to alt-country fans left out in the cold by Wilco’s newfound weirdness. In fact, opener “Here Come the Swells,” four-to-the-floor rocker “Rio Tinto” and the maudlin “One Drink Away” could all have been ripped from the pre-Summerteeth Jeff Tweedy songbook. At times, Bruntnell’s soft, almost whispered vocals beat out even Tweedy in the www.peterbruntnell.com/eote.  html#americana#americanaheartbreak stakes.
Clark Collis

“NORMAL FOR BRIDGWATER” 1999

"Another album that sort of fell between the cracks is called Normal for Bridgwater, and it's by an English singer named Peter Bruntnell. It took me about a month to get that name straight: Bruntnell. It's kind of blue, folk-rock, a little like the Byrds, a little like the softer side of Tom Petty. Remember when you were a teen-ager? You'd have an album you loved to listen to in your room on rainy Sundays. This is the grownup version of that. Peter Bruntnell, "Normal for Bridgewater." If your record store doesn't carry it, ask them to order it for you. One of the most beautiful records I've heard in years, I play it over and over again."
Bill Flanagan, Senior Vice President of VH1
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NORMAL FOR BRIDGWATER
Slow River Records (SRRCD 43)


NORMAL FOR BRIDGWATER - REVIEWS

"A true and beautiful gem." - The Independent
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"... this fine collection of songs." - Music Week
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"... another excellent album." - TNT
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"A man you don't meet every day." - BBM
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"Wounded but defiant." -New Musical Express
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"... another hugely accomplished album." - Time Out
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"I defy anyone not to be moved." - Mojo
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"The entire record is stuffed with beguiling delights." - Uncut
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"Peter Bruntnell is the king..." - Rock 'n' Reel
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"Normal is anything but." - Rollingstone.com
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"Frequently brilliant." - Associated Press
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"... as unaffected as they come." - The Onion
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"... this stunner exceeds..." - St. Paul Pioneer Press
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"... could offer a hint or two to American artists." - Amazon.com
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"Pick of the week." - Radio Digest
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"... the current reigning king of alt-country." - Rockzines.com
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Earlier CDs currently out of print –

Cannibal – Almo Records
Camelot in Smithereens – Almo Records