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Review from The Sound Project - 16/09/2012Golden Fable are Tim McIver and Rebecca Palin, who were previously part of The Sound Project favourites, Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band. I have to admit that this has been one of the records that I've most been looking forward to this year and I'm pleased to say it's been more than worth the wait. What Golden Fable have delivered here is an absolute beauty of a record which brings together gorgeous vocals, electronic beats and loops, and stunning production.'Guiding Light' is an eerie low-key opener with stunning interlinked vocals. It's evident even at this point that something special is about to happen. This is an album heavily influenced by the natural world, which goes some way to explaining the pastoral sound etched within the vocals. On early single and fans favourite, 'Always Golden', things really come to life. The album is brought to life throughout by Palin's stunning vocals - if angels do exist, surely this is what they sound like.On 'Be Alive' McIver takes the lead over an electronic beat layered with simple guitars. Recent single 'Sugarloaf' really is one of the best songs of the year. It's a wonderful song laced with layers of instruments which work perfectly and never feel too much. 'Crossfire' features a vocal that borders on haunting, but in all the right ways.'The Chill Pt. 1' and 'The Chill Part. 2' both add a darker edge to the album - if you think of the phases of the album as each of the seasons then this would definitely be autumn. The latter part patiently builds from a simple ectro-beat to a stunning finale. Not that the record finishes there. The instrumental 'Lament' definitely has its folky roots with leanings towards the electronic as the album moves towards winter.'Reconsider King' keeps with the folky sound of 'Lament' except here it's stripped back to almost acoustic with Palin's angelic vocals creeping through once more. McIver takes the lead once againon album closer 'Restless Souls'. It's a track that at times sounds haunting, at others it's like the light shining through on a cold winters day. Superb stuff.If you want to get the best out of 'Star Map', I'd recommend that you listen to it as a whole rather than its individual elements separately. If you do this you'll be hard pressed to find a better record this year.Key song: Sugarloaf