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.
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YOU CAN'T KEEP A BIG MAN DOWN
SHIRLEY JOHNSON
BLUES ATTACK
PATRICK SWEANY
Every Hour Is a Dollar Gone
Jim Suhler & Monkey Beat
Live At The Kessler
Jonn Del Toro Richardson
Tengo Blues
GRANDPA ELLIOT
Sugar Sweet
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