SEA SHANTIES Vol. 19
The phenomenal new album
I. D. Mur, music critic for Narolc’s World, writes:
‘Sea Shanties Vol. 19’ is the new album from old salt, Scabies Hurst. It contains twelve new songs including ‘A Mermaid Was My Muse’, ‘Chasing The Horizon’ and ‘Shipwrecked in Hull.’
Scabies lifelong experience of sailing the seven seas stands him in good stead, providing the material for his latest collection of songs. His distinctive style of warbling (Scabies pioneered the ‘gargling’ technique with which he became synonymous) coupled with a lyrical inventiveness associated more with his hardcore musical contemporaries, ensures this selection of modern-day sea shanties satisfies the listener with a pleasant experience.
Scabies, who was born off the Norwegian coast in the 1950s, was descended from a maritime background. He claims his great-great-grandfather was Lord Nelson’s glove maker (once). His profound fondness for the ocean, as reflected in his music, has, he says, kept him afloat throughout difficult times. In 1998, Scabies lost his fourth wife, Agnetha, on a shopping trip in Croydon. Scabies’ reaction to the tragedy was to vow never to set foot on dry land again. True to his word, he walks on rain-soaked pavements only and carries a bucket of water everywhere he goes to wet the surfaces he uses as paths.
This album is Scabies’ nineteenth recording on the ‘Sound Waves’ label. But according to Scabies he has no thoughts of retiring, recently he announced his forthcoming tour of the Hebrides.
Since the death of his seventh wife, Tulisa, in 2009, Scabies has been romantically linked with a number of women, but denies he plans taking a further walk down the aisle with anyone in the immediate future.
‘Sea Shanties Vol. 19’ is available to download now, so if you’ve half a mind to buy it—that’s all you need.
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