What Do You Fink?

Don't worry, I haven't broken down into talking like a British thug; pronouncing any th as an f. The title will make sense in due time.
It's no secret to people that I'm a bit of a geek in the general sense of the term. By that I mean I will quite happily watch/read/play things of a sci-fi or fantasy nature. One TV show I look forward to every week is Stargate Universe. Now this show has developed a habit of ending episodes with a montage of characters overlaid with what has been called "emo music", only not in whole screaming and whining broody style. Moreover, it is music attempting to show the human side of the characters. One such episode revealed a gem of a musician that was unknown to me and through some google wizardry, I found out the name of the song and as such, the name of the musician. That musician was Fink. (title starting to make sense now, huh?)

The song is titled Sort Of Revolution and happens to be the title track to his latest album. Before the week was out I had got my paws on a copy of the album and have played the hell out of it ever since. My walkman (yeah that's right, walkman. stuff that iPod crap) has been locked on the album and left to repeat itself until I get home from work and play it on my PC instead. To make matters even better, this is one of those wonders wherein I like every track.
A combination of folk, electronica and with a slight indie vibe, the songs convey an almost conflicting easy-listening and energetic feel. Instruments used include acoustic guitar, piano, drums of both stick played and hand played varieties and a healthy dose of pre-recorded sounds since all of this is the doing of one man. All of this is carried along by a wonderful voice.

It has to be said that the title track has fast become a personal favourite of mine and not just on the album but of all time. It is truly rare that one can point at a song and say 'that there is one of my favourite songs in the world' but by god Fink has managed it.