Promising delicacy and warmth evolving into energy and possibility, Delayed Maturity perhaps quite wonderfully encapsulates the implications of its title. These gentle worldly observations, the quiet whistles and panning rhythms, depict a sort of youthful view of the world, and the later sections, as the intensity rises, relay a kind of confidence, depth and determination.

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In a packed hall at JW3, London, Daniel ve Jacobi (Iddos’s successful duo project) delivered a rare and compelling acoustic performance that confirmed what many in Israel have been saying for some time: Iddo Jacobi is not merely a gifted guitarist-producer, but arguably the defining musical figure of his generation back home.

Divinely warm vocals bring a delicate balance of smoothness and rasp, as songwriter and artist Sophie Feriani employs both style and substance, for Guilty.