2011. Pop. Mention Fink (real name Fin Greenall) and you surprisingly get one of two reactions: head-scratching nonfamiliarity; or the impassioned response that prompts artists such as John Legend and Professor Green to wax lyrical about him live on air. It is a remarkable void, one which looks set to finally close upon the release of Finks latest studio album Perfect Darkness on June 13th. Recorded and mixed by producer Billy Bush Perfect Darkness is a smouldering, pulsating, and purposeful book of songs. From its emotion-rousing, self-titled opener, to the darkly cinematic Fear Is Like Fire, and the uplifting nostalgia of album closer Berlin Sunrise, the Perfect Darkness LP bristles with tense passion and hypnotic charm. It is in two words, bewitching and addictive. "Singer-songwriters always get criticised - fairly - for sometimes sounding like a scratched record," says Greenall. ".moaning about this, moaning about that, girlfriends left you, blah blah, blah. With Fink we do sing about relationships and loComposer: 330PN Composer: 330PN Composer: 330PN Composer: 330PN Composer: 330PN Composer: 330PN Composer: 330PN Composer: 330PN
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