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.DICKY JAMES AND THE BLUE FLAMES
Hard Rain
VARIOUS
LOUISIANA SWAMP STOMP
EDEN BRENT
AIN'T GOT NO TROUBLES
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS
COLIN JAMES
MILES TO GO
PETER ROGAN
STILL TRYIN' TO BELIEVE
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