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“If you missed the Black Angels’ full-length debut, “Passover,” in 2006, let this effort be a reminder of your mistake. This troupe cranks out hazy, dark rock’n’roll—real, honest-to-God rock’n’roll—with disarming ease. From the ominous, churning guitars and moaning toms on opener “You on the Run” to the 16-plus minutes of epic closer “Snake in the [...] I’m very torn as if this track will do anything on the radio. On one hand, its catchy, and i kind of dig it. On the other, I just don’t see it doing that well. I guess we’ll see. [...]
“The recent surge of Europeans retrofitting and upgrading 1960s soul rolls on in swirling style with this debut from Duffy, a Welsh singer/songwriter from the school of jazzy chanteuses who are here to maximize the international-but-not-too-international-for-Starbucks style, but sound quite lovely doing it anyway. “Rockferry” hits the major notes: “Warwick Avenue” is a string-smooched jazz [...] |
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