R.G. Morrison

“Rupert Morrison, aka the main force behind The R. G Morrison, is one of independent music’s gentlemen. A record-store owner by day down in picturesque Totnes, his Drift Records is a refuge for music lovers. A former record label itself, Drift offered wonderful albums of country and folk, tinged with a lo-fi leaning not heard since the days of 555 Records. His third album, as could be expected from the grace of his preceding pieces, is a gentle thrum through tales of love and hate.

“The R. G. Morrison have always excelled for writing an American style of folk music without sounding like an homage. The gentle rivers of South West England infiltrate the psyche as poignantly as the green harmonies of Laurel Canyon. ‘Diamond Valley’ is sparse, it picks its stories well and tells them with clarity. It shows a band at peace with themselves and making their most powerful music yet. As the year draws to a close ‘Diamond Valley’ is one of its finest breaths.” Drowned In Sound review of R.G. Morrison’s 2013 album Diamond Valley.