PAVE LECLAIR – HELLO SILVER MOON

“Like stars that fill up your night I try and I try to find beauty in life but I can’t pass the ruin of time.” This is one of the many poetic lyrics you’ll find on Pave Leclair’s debut album, Hello Silver Moon. The ex investment banker, who also plays acoustic and electric guitar, has a Paul Coehlo-like approach to both his life and his music, “I feel so unattached from whatever is going to happen from here. It’s strange, having worked so hard to this point, to be feeling so content with whatever fate will come my way.” This indie/roots album feels like what would have happened if Peter Paul and Mary was mixed with Cat Stevens. The soft, mellow melodies are also reminiscent of indie band, Iron and Wine, but there’s something about the Sydneysider’s voice that seems a bit kiddie, as though it would be more suited to sing-a-longs on ABC’s Play School. This is the perfect album to listen to if you’re a bit hungover on a seedy Sunday morning and need something to cleanse your soul.

**1/2