Album Reviews

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:

Daniel Agust Online

all reviews | all blues reviews

More reviews tagged #Blues

reviewed 02/2013
JESSE DEE
ON MY MIND/ IN MY HEART
reviewed 09/2007
JAMES BLOOD ULMER
Bad Blood in the City: The Piety Street Sessions
reviewed 11/2020
BETTE SMITH
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE BETTE
reviewed 06/2011
RAY MANZAREK AND ROY ROGERS
TRANSLUCENT BLUES
reviewed 03/2021
DAMON FOWLER
ALAFIA MOON
reviewed 10/2014
MARKEY BLUE
HEY HEY

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.