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.
MARIA MULDAUR WITH TUBA SKINNY
LET'S GET HAPPY TOGETHER
NORA JEAN WALLACE
BLUES WOMAN
RORY BLOCK
BLUES WALKING LIKE A MAN- A TRIBUTE TO SON HOUSE
LINDSAY BEAVER
TOUGH AS LOVE
Various Artists
Stax Does The Beatles
ELMORE JAMES, JR AND THE BLUESDUSTERS
BABY PLEASE SET A DATE
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