Spottiswoode adds to his prolific output with his most intimate record so far. His first solo collection in over a decade, Piano 45 is as raw and stripped down as it gets. Of the fifteen tracks only one is performed on guitar, Spottiswoode's primary songwriting tool. Spott turns instead to the piano, an instrument he has only recently started playing and composing with. "The piano has allowed me to be more emotional and direct. And it inspires quite different melodies." Most of the songs feature