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Born in the U.K.
With a new record label behind him and his most elaborate and pop-oriented backing music to date, Damon Gough a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy tackles the subject of his youth in the United Kingdom on this quasi-concept record. The album, which was completely recorded twice, is clearly a watershed moment for Gough, whose lyrics about his native land are often enough unapologetically proud. With more than a little nod to Bruce Springsteen, Gough covers the '70s and '80s in his own country: the Silver Jubilee, nuclear fear, the Falklands War, and everything in between--all in a highly personal way. The piano plus backing band effect at times recalls Billy Joel and Ben Folds. "Welcome to the Overground," with its big, sunshine rainbow backing chorus and piano-driven groove, seems like a lead song from a '70s rock opera about one of the disciples, or some lost Up With People! song. Other tunes, such as "Walk You Home," have an almost yacht-rock sheen to them. Overall, when it doesn't allow sentiment to bleed into overt sentimentality, Born in the U.K. is a moving, cinematic effort. --Mike McGonigal
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Tracks| 1 | Intro/Swimming Pool Part 1 | | 2 | Born in the U.K. | | 3 | Degrees of Separation | | 4 | Welcome To The Overground | | 5 | Journey From A To B | | 6 | Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind | | 7 | Promises | | 8 | The Way Things Used To Be | | 9 | Without a Kiss | | 10 | Long Way Round | | 11 | Walk You Home | | 12 | The Time of Times | | 13 | One Last Dance |
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