Butler-Williams is exactly what we have all been waiting for, you might not know it yet, but we were all waiting. The duo has brought us a modern twist on the genre that Nick Drake, Bob Dylan and even Jeff Buckley helped create. Chris Butler and Noel Williams have made an EP that would make any folk fan proud. Keep Your Head Down shows the two Manchurian men are talented in their own right despite their obvious influences.

It is to the boys credit that they are not afraid of trying new things, it worked

It's not even just the music (although this is, of course, of the highest standard). The hushed tones of lead singer Chris Butler ooze a sincerity his peers can only dream of, and when the boys team up on Seeds it only enhances their emotive qualities. The Stand out track Chop Chop leads the way, building to an impressive climax from a delicate and intricate acoustic guitar start, while Keep Your Head Down is more experimental. Leave it be runs a similar course to Chop Chop and is possibly the most forgettable moment on the EP, although it's still a very good song.

This theme runs right through this four-track EP. It is to the boys credit that they are not afraid of trying new things, it worked, especially on the Dylan-esq. harmonica Seeds, and is that a synthesiser I hear in the dying embers of Keep Your Head Down? Utter brilliance.

This Manchurian duo have managed something which is fairly rare and very hard to achieve; an age old genre like folk music sound modern and contemporary, whilst still keeping it's heart and soul. How is it fair that Manchester always gets the cream of musical talent? Go and listen, you're a fan already you just don't know it yet.

Listen to 'Keep Your Head Down'

Listen to 'Chop Chop'

Learn more about Butler - Williams
www.myspace.com/chrisbutlernoelwilliams