
I’m not going to lie; I struggled with this review. The words weren’t flowing. The first mistake was starting with the obscure concept of Sturgeon's Law that states that 90% of any art form is “crap”. I thought this would be a good way to put Is Shepherd’s new EP ' Songs For Sons ' in context with their lesser peers. It wasn’t. In my ensuing procrastination, I went on to read about Bon Iver’s new album and then had the bright idea to do a bit of comparison between his music and this Newcastle [...]