Andrew Foster-translation of a review (from Rootstime)

Andrew Foster, an English singer/songwriter, is a busy bee.He writes songs as if they were pouring out.In 2007 he released 3 EP's.You wonder why he didn't wait for some time and release a full CD,it's a question that doesn't have an answer.He got addicted to music and songwriting as he fell in love with the work of bands as Oasis or Nirvana.Today we'll have a closer look at 2 of those EP's, so we can introduce this artist to the Rootstime readers.
The first one is 'Watching clocks' with 4 songs ,including the title track.
You may describe his tunes as acoustic folkrock,the lyrics deal with matters of the heart , which is experiencing positive as well as negative facts of life.There's a song about being in love for the first time,another one about troubles caused by love, failure of a love- relationship is also a theme he handles .Just like many other singer/songwriters A F is concerned by the work of similar artists.In his case Ryan Adams,Neil Finn,N Young ,Nick Drake.Though his songs are not only a pale imitation of his idols' work .There's a personal touch in each of his tunes thanks to some loops or some guitar riffs or even because he uses a voxcoder.Does this mean that all the titles are good ones?Unfortunately the answer is no.If I were AF ,I would have waited a little longer with a song like 'Something to believe in' before releasing it ,it has to ripen ,why didn't he put it on a next album?But no quibbling,this less good feeling is blown away with a track like 'The Golden Hour',it really swings.
As for the last song 'I won't look down' ,it 's a great track.
The second EP 'Behind closed doors' has got 6 tracks ,it has a larger range of styles.The opener 'Déjà vu' is a fine, sensitive song with puzzling piano or guitar lines.The guy playing the piano is Loz Bridge,from the band Suburbia,he gives A F a helping hand for some of the tracks.The titletrack is a rocking beatsong.You can hear a succession of electronic loops or guitar riffs in 'Do you stop for car crashes?'It reminded me of Depeche Mode or Duran Duran.
'The Alchemist' is a real slow tune with nice guitar.You can hear that this is almost a liverecording and only one take was necessary to put it on the record.You can feel emotion and sensibility in AF's voice.
As for me, this last song is the best I heard from AF on both EP's.Anyway the stuff is good enough to look forward to the release of a first full cd of this young and promising British singer.
Come on Andrew ,don't make us wait too long...