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.
THE NIGHTHAWKS
TRYIN' TO GET TO YOU
DUKE ROBILLARD AND FRIENDS
BLUES BASH
ELMORE JAMES, JR AND THE BLUESDUSTERS
BABY PLEASE SET A DATE
GINA SICILIA
IT WASN'T REAL
NICK GORDON
CHRONIC BLUES PARTY
Various Artists -
The Champions of R&B
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