Daniel August

Swallowed A Star

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.

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Blues

  • reviewed 01/2012

    THE RUSTY WRIGHT BAND
    Live Fire

  • reviewed 03/2008

    MARKUS JAMES
    Snakeskin Violin

  • reviewed 05/2008

    EDDIE "THE CHIEF" CLEARWATER
    WEST SIDE STRUT

  • reviewed 09/2015

    Various Artists
    Muddy Waters 100

  • reviewed 03/2009

    THE NIGHTHAWKS
    AMERICAN LANDSCAPE

  • reviewed 01/2017

    John Latini
    The Blues Just Makes Me Feel Good

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.