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.
DION
SON OF SKIP JAMES
GHOST TOWN BLUES BAND
Dark Horse
MOLLIE O'BRIEN AND RICH MOORE
Love Runner
Sugar King James and the Chess Masters
Tru Blu Mud - A Tribute To Muddy Waters
Freekbass and the Bump Assembly
Cincinnati
THE BMF BAND
Blurring The Line
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