Leon Muston (The Herald), Port Elisabeth, South Africa, 25.11.2005 (Ike Moriz, Play Me - album review)

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Leon Muston (The Herald), Port Elisabeth, South Africa, 25.11.2005 (Ike Moriz, Play Me - album review)

IKE Moriz is a South African who has spent the last few years living in the UK and this change of environment seems to have influenced his musical style on the album Play Me (Mosquito Records London).

The title-track is an up tempo song similar to Franz Ferdinand or Kaiser Chiefs, while Hey, Hey-hey, Hey has an early 90s Brit pop feel. His vocal style at times sounds like David Bowie, although at others it could remind listeners of Prefab Sprout's Paddy McAloon.The result is quite a diverse album, which is highly recommended.

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