The Poems - I Am A Believer

No, not a cover of the 60s made-for-TV-scamps Monkees' classic, but instead a very catchy, very melodic folk-pop gem straight outta Glasgow. Vocalist Kerry Polwart briefly left The Poems when the rest of the band had the temerity to accept monetary payment for their first ever gig in a high school. Thankfully, in time, they managed to shake the artistic purity out of her - gently of course - and Kerry's crystal-clear, deadpan vocals on I Am A Believer neatly compliment the early Beatles-y sway of the tune, and make the perfect musical antidote to the leaden skies of winter: all sufferers of SAD should take note and have a listen. [Barry Jackson]