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Strange and Beautiful
Aqualung is Matt Hales, a Brit popster whose ethereal, plangently lovely stateside debut is all knotted up in the sounds of now. Cribbing from Keane, Coldplay, Radiohead, and the Beatles, Hales is a U.K. sensation who staves off staleness by way of his exceptional talent. (Volkswagen dropped the title track into one of its uber-hip European ads in 2002, sparking a who's-the-artist frenzy not seen since the company revived the catalog of Nick Drake.) "When the sun sets around me/my daydreams confound me/and the long night surrounds me," he whimpers compellingly on "You Turn Me Round," a brief ache of a song. Though we feel for him?here's an artist with a gift for getting empathy in a chokehold?we can't help hoping his long, melodic night meanders endlessly. Fans of "The O.C." and Garden State soundtracks should dip in. And don't worry: all Jethro Tull ties end at his handle, meant to evoke the strange and beautiful murkiness of the music. --Tammy La Gorce
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Tracks| 1 | Strange & Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You) | | 2 | Falling Out Of Love | | 3 | Good Times Gonna Come | | 4 | Brighter Than Sunshine | | 5 | Breaking My Heart | | 6 | Tongue-tied | | 7 | Left Behind | | 8 | You Turn Me Round | | 9 | If I Fall | | 10 | Easier To Lie | | 11 | Extra Ordinary Thing | | 12 | Another Little Hole |
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