The House of St. Colme Burnt Down is the debut album from My Kappa Roots. Brilliant, brittle and breathtaking are just some of the words that can be used to describe the startling debut from the Scottish songwriter. Sad folk songs emerge from a pastoral landscape of sound, serving as a soundtrack to forgotten youth. Sure to appeal to even the most disaffected part of us all. The House of St. Colme Burnt Down, named after an old house he used to play around with his childhood mates, spans the stark breach between the music of Arab Strap and Nick Drake. Recommended if you like Arab Strap, Nick Drake, Smog, Neil Halstead, The Album Leaf, Jessica Bailiff