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May 6, 2013There have been some excellent debut albums out this year already, and Love In Arms stands comparison with them.
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May 6, 2013His musings on sex, death and sleep paralysis so overblown they're likely to induce giggles. And yet, and yet...there is much about this album--its self-possession, its vaulting ambition, its shameless melodrama and showmanship --that, with time, grows hard to resist.
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May 6, 2013An indie-disco hit, or a gorgeous ballad are only a blink away from dead in the water mediocrity and if you’re not patient with the album you might be tempted to write the whole thing off. Don’t though. It’s worth it.
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May 6, 2013The suave Londoner’s debut is a deeply ridiculous affair, but something about his Cave-meets-Cohen shtick endears.