Album Review: Claire Welles - Dazed
The word prolific is often overused in the descriptive sense; an average goal-scorer in the Premier League goes on a hot streak and suddenly they're a "prolific marksman". It's also a word that appeals to those tasked with articulating the requisite hyperbole to describe those with a knack for consistency in the creative arts. Mark.E. Smith of The Fall was often lumped with 'prolific' because he was: a) Notoriously vague and hard to pin down. b) Incredibly difficult in interviews and c) Producing album after album of cryptic, often flawed but often GENIUS, work that defies conventional categorisation. Claire Welles is certainly an artist who can could afford a wry smile whilst reading that opening paragraph. Unlike Mark was, Claire is not so hard to track down and is much more accommodating - but what she does share with him is the consistent and challenging body of work th