Life Story by Jerry Fish published on 2012-06-19T18:00:36Z 'Be Yourself" As close to a perfect, summer afternoon, sitting in a hammock with an ice cold beer CD as you are probably going to find. The reference points are Lou Reed in the vocals, Mink de Ville in the Latin backing, the tiniest hints of arpeggio strings from The Blue Nile, great New Orleans horns, wonderful backing vocals from the likes of Damien Rice and a host of others. Beg, borrow or steal a copy and then dig the hammock out and wait for the sun to return. Bliss. © Jon Webster My God, this is a great record. Imagine the Fun Lovin’ Criminals bumping into Tom Waits in an obscure jazz bar somewhere in Mexico and you’re still not close to doing justice to Be Yourself, an album which bucks the zietgiest with so much enthusiasm you just have to love it. Barney Jameson … Playmusic Magazine (UK) Genre Alternative