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.
WATERMELON SLIM
TRAVELING MAN
JANIVA MAGNESS
STRONGER FOR IT
Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges
LIVE IN SAN ANTONIO
Rob Paparozzi And The Ed Palermo Big Band
Electric Butter
JEFF HEALEY
SONGS FROM THE ROAD
Bob Margolin
My Road
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