For an album recorded remotely during the pandemic, World On Fire is remarkably cohesive and assured. It finds Welsh folk-rock singer / songwriter Joe Kelly fusing his songs with an expanded line-up to especially stunning effect on the title track and the majestic Richard Ashcroft-esque drama of Old House – the single released in aid of UNICEF and the Ukranian people last year.
"Recording the newer tracks through the pandemic allowed us the chance to explore some different recording techniques," explains Joe. "Everything was recorded remotely so we had gone from having all the restraints of being on the clock in the studio to having these endless options in terms of arrangement."
