LUKE RATHBORNE writes songs about life, and life is rarely simple, neat and easy. On his 'Can Be One / Dog Years' split- EP the singer-songwriter defies today's cookie cutter flavours, preferring to hold true to his artistic vision, embracing the zen of LEONARD COHEN and the weathered tone of BOB DYLAN, basking both in a heady aura of dialed-down pop exuberance. Luke shimmers as his songs emit an incandescent glow as warm and inviting as they are naked and vulnerable.