You would have thought that Rugby was famous for little more than, er, rugby, but no longer!! Egg chasing takes a back seat as Rugby born Adam Scrimshire unveils his debut album on Wah Wah 45s, and what a cracker it is!! It´s been a long journey for this young singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist ever since his nan introduced him to an Errol Garner record at the tender age of 14. Scrimshire´s sound is steeped in jazz, soul, funk and a little folk, but with a nod to contemporary sounds, and a strong crossover ´pop´ edge. Be in no doubt – this boy knows how to write a tune. Following on from the club orientated singles ´You Will Save Me´ and ´Warm Sound´ (remixed by Spiritual South and Aaron Jerome respectively), Scrimshire released his third single, ´Certainly´ (featuring Norwegian chanteuse Inga-Lill Aker) earlier this year to rave reviews, and now brings you his first full length album, already getting attention from Gilles Peterson and Nick Luscombe. It´s a sometimes melancholic, sometimes uplifting piece, with a very ´English´ feel. We think it´s safe to say this album couldn´t have been made anywhere else!! Check the pastoral ´All Roads Lead You Home´ and folky title track for evidence of this. Elsewhere, the afore-mentioned Miss Aker adds soul on ´Warm Sound´, Claire Laurent supplies the jazz on ´Springtime´, and Rob Hynd the rasping vocals on ´The Low Road´ and ´Mistaken´, while Wah Wah 45s´ Stac cameos on the quite exquisite ´I Have Come To You´.