Matador

"Frontmand Gaz Coombes er nu klar med sit andet soloudspil, og det er en mørk og personlig samling sange.På The English Ruse kommer der masser af guitarfuzz og krautrock, men ellers bliver der leget med både tempo og stemning. Rockinstrumenter og electronica, med små lydbidder flettet ind ... Seven Walls er en sørgmodig og blues-inspireret sag, der springer fra sløvt slæbende til patosladet primalskrig, som flot viser, hvor meget Gaz Coombes stadig har at byde på".

"Not only is the music a step forward, the songs are too - and Coombes revels in their delivery. The single 20/20 is a slowly building epic, while The English Ruse - great title - is more directly uplifting. Detroit is even better, beautifully sung and winningly presented. Coombes has clearly put a lot of thought into this album, but the structure remains instinctive, so that after the natural highs of 20/20 and The English Ruse we get the gentle comedown of The Girl Who Fell To Earth, 'blinded by computer love'. Lyrically this is a record of firm beliefs and proud statements".

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