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.
COMPILATIONS
God Don't Never Change - The Songs Of Blind Willie Johnson
LOS LONELY BOYS
ROCKPANGA
GRAND MARQUIS
Blues and Trouble
KELLEY HUNT
GRAVITY LOVES YOU
BIG AL JANO
Some of My Best Friends Have the Blues
BUDDY GUY
RHYTHM & BLUES
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