It's great to see Clannad back together after a 15-year gap. During that time, singer Moya Brennan has released some terrific solo albums.
This new album, Nádúr, is really good without being their best work. It features the single "Brave Enough" and the band are on tour with Mary Black. I have tickets for one of the shows, so bought this album in great anticipation.
The tracks penned here by Moya are among the best. All the tracks are unmistakably Clannad, with all five members of the hit line-up present.
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The packaging of the CD is dismal, just a three panel digipak with no booklet. There are some ridiculous sleevenotes which are worth reading for their unintentional hilarity.
Here are concert and official videos for "Brave Enough", which features someone called Duke Special on vocals. I don't know who he is, but to me he is more Duke Ordinary than Special! A daft attention-seeking haircut seems to be his main claim to fame, judging by the concert video. Perhaps he's big in Ireland?
This one's an essential purchase if you're a committed fan, but otherwise there are better Clannad albums around including a tasty bargain 3-CD set featuring "Magical Ring", "Macalla" and "Sirius".
The band's website is at http://www.clannad.ie/
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