“Westerman transcends emotion in favour of exploration on An Inbuilt Fault”
“The second album from the soft-rock innovator is world-weary and contemplative—the music adopts a lush, earthy palette and his voice sounds better than ever.”
“Westerman is caught between a folk and a funk place. It’s slightly uncomfortable, but he’s hanging in there, just about. An Inbuilt Fault, his second solo album, is full to the brim with groovy weirdness and echo-laden acoustic sincerity. While the two styles aren’t obvious bedfellows, at times Westerman does a surprisingly good job at making things work. The early-hours funk of ‘Give’ and ‘Help’”
