PRESS REVIEWS / GIG TESTIMONIALS

Glasswerk

Usually during the period before Christmas, most of us are getting in a process of considering what we’ve done during the last year and what we wish to do in the following one. One thing is for sure that we all have many mistakes we regret. As Aaron Short would say though, 'People Make Mistakes', but please don’t make the mistake not to listen to his EP carefully, because this would be surely something that you will regret.

The 25-year-old from Suffolk created an amazing five-track e.p, which without any exaggeration might be one of the best EPs from new artists that I’ve heard lately. His songs sound musically perfect and on the one hand this might be because of his studies, on the other hand though, we could just say that this bloke is gifted. Any comparison with other artists would be rather pointless, as Aaron has managed to create his own identity in his music. The only person that I could say that Aaron’s music brought in my mind is Fran Healy and this only as far as the sense of fragility that the music has.

‘People Make Mistakes’ is the opening track of this EP and it took me several days to manage to listen to the rest of the songs. ‘People Make Mistakes’ has such an engaging tune that just makes you want to listen to it over and over again. Yet after I eventually managed to press the forward button, I realised that the following tracks were equally perfect. ‘If This Is Love’ ended up being my favourite song and I would love to listen to more songs with Aaron Short accompanied by the sound of a piano.

As Aaron Short would say… ‘There’s nothing left to say’. He is simply amazing.

Maria Tsinginari - Glasswerk (13 Dec 2005)

Extra Play


“People Make Mistakes” is a gripping, weathering ballad of acoustic pop/rock, boasting sensuality and charm, a creation of sensations, emerging into an image that percolates through the mind and awakens the tender emotions of the soul. This is a formation of the most provocative poetry to be written by a young David Gray, an innovative singer/songwriter of today who is at a peak. Shorts vocals are cool, calm and divine in their element, without reason or rhyme, like love, like heartbreak, a timeless sound.

Esther La Montagne - Extra Play (10 Dec 2005)


Singled Out

Aaron Short ‘My World’ (Self Released). Debut release time and mighty fine it is to. Aaron Short is a young singer songwriter whose done the whole busking on the London Underground to headlining sell out gigs in Chicago and can be found keeping himself busy on the live circuit who when not found performing solo can be seen out and about as part of the quartet the Bluejacks or else hooking up with duo Itchy and Scatchy (and no kids not the famous gore and splatter two some from the best TV show on Earth the Simpsons, or at least we think not though it would be an interesting spectacle if it were). Anyway back to the music, ‘My World’ as said is Aaron’s debut release revealing a songwriter of some note. Sadly it has to be said not the old Secret Affair number but a self penned ditty presented here in three variants: the full on glossy pop cut, an acoustic mix and an instrumental version thus ensuring that once over this baby will be pinging around your head like an overactive pinball. ‘My World’ is slyly jubilant almost effervescent, built around a swaggering MOR chassis that subtly nicks that snagging riff from Tom Petty’s ‘Running down a Dream’ it’s a deceptive blighter that’s all at once brazen and bashful, lovers of World Party and perhaps Crowded House will be particular smitten by it softly winding countrified dynamics, drifting pedal steel treatments and lazy eyed laid back easy pop simplicity. The acoustic mix adds a delicate brush of ethnic drums to the picture to curiously end up sounding vaguely like a cross between those post Bickers stripped down House of Love overtures and those oh so rare slow burn anthemic gems that Pete Wylie occasionally steps up to do when the muse strikes him. A bit of a winner if you ask me and quite possibly the beginning of a rare talent.


Losing Today (15 Aug 2004)