2007-03-11
The former Gus Gus frontman stays in beautiful form on Swallowed A Star. With a voice that sounds like a cross between Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan and David Gray, Agust delivers rather catchy melodies atop of some fine electronically-tinged programming courtesy of Bix. Music-wise, think of Mark Bell's (of LFO on Warp Records) productions for Bjork and Depeche Mode. Combine the two (production and voice), and you have an album that is surprisingly fresh and worthy of another (many) listen (s), often times a rarity these days.
Mark May Band And The Soul Satyr Horns
Blues Heaven
THE NIGHTHAWKS
TRYIN' TO GET TO YOU
SHEMEKIA COPELAND
AMERICA'S CHILD
OTIS TAYLOR
Recapturing the Banjo
BILLY BRANCH AND THE SONS OF BLUES
BLUES SHOCK
VARIOUS ARTISTS
– Les Paul and Friends: A Tribute to a Legend
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