Category: Review

A More-Than-Admirable Passion Project: Lush Blues Sound by Robin Murray  | Clash Magazine | June 19, 2023 Mission Creep 7/10 The actor-turned-musician pathway is well worn by this point. Numerous stars of stage and Silver Screen have swapped their scripts for microphone stands, and it can sometimes feel like a diversion – a sort of…

An Enjoyable Collection of Well Crafted Songs by John Murphy | Music OMH | June 17, 2023 Mission Creep An enjoyable collection of well crafted songs, mostly self-penned, defy expectations for a debut album from a successful actor. It’s easy to be cynical about seeing yet another middle-aged actor deciding that it’s not enough to…

A Warm, Rich Debut by David Cheal | Financial Times | June 16, 2023 Mission Creep ★★★★ When Damian Lewis made his acting breakthrough as a US army major in the second world war TV drama Band of Brothers, it came as a shock to many viewers to learn that he is British, such was…

Authentic Rootsy Debut Album by John Aizlewood | MOJO Magazine | July 2023 issue Damian LewisMission Creep  DECCA. CD/DL/LP Homeland actor’s authentic rootsy debut album. In the ever-variable tradition of actors making records, Homeland/Billions star Damian Lewis is of the authenticity-seeking variety, i.e. he’s more Billy Bob Thornton than David Hasselhoff. This means covers of…

Heartfelt Songwriting Detour by Adrian Thrills | Daily Mail | June 15, 2023 Mission Creep ★★★★ Damian Lewis knows exactly what he’s getting into here. ‘It’s just what the world needs… another record by an actor,’ says the film star, drily, of his new career as a singer-songwriter. With fellow thespians Kiefer Sutherland, Hugh Laurie,…