When Dubliner Rice emerged in 2002, he seemed like another troubadour cast in the confessional mould of David Gray. But debut O, a platinum seller, revealed an idiosyncratic talent whose sexually explicit lyrics and visceral delivery marked him out from the acoustic herd. B-Sides features live recordings, unplugged versions and demos that show Rice at his stripped-down best, recalling Lou Reed's savagery on "Woman Like A Man" and Tim Buckley on "Moody Mooday". Roll on his second album proper next year.
When Dubliner Rice emerged in 2002, he seemed like another troubadour cast in the confessional mould of David Gray. But debut O, a platinum seller, revealed an idiosyncratic talent whose sexually explicit lyrics and visceral delivery marked him out from the acoustic herd. B-Sides features live recordings, unplugged versions and demos that show Rice at his stripped-down best, recalling Lou Reed’s savagery on “Woman Like A Man” and Tim Buckley on “Moody Mooday”. Roll on his second album proper next year.