Bray-born singer-songwriter Fionn Regan has chosen to eschew the full band of recent releases for his fourth long-player in order, he says, to get "back to the essence of what is it that I do" – an approach that has worked. Recorded to four-track using one microphone, the songs here have a warm, homegrown feel. Regan is a mean guitar picker with a gift for melody and turn of phrase, and tracks such as opener St Anthony's Fire and 67 Blackout fairly buzz with sweet-toned charm; Mizen to Malin is a storm warning from the Irish Sea to a nation in crisis. The record is beautiful but brief at 26 minutes; roll on Vol II.