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- Summary: An imagined soundtrack for an Italian spaghetti western film is the concept behind one of two simultaneous releases from British rock band The Coral.
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- Record Label: Virgin
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Sep 8, 2023It all adds up to quite a voyage: the Merseysiders’ most fully realised set of songs since their debut.
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Sep 8, 2023Sea Of Mirrors stands up without the set dressing. It ends with a brief reprise of the opening track, gently lighting the aisles to the exits; you might well find yourself staying put in the dark, ready to let it run back to the start and play out again. [Oct 2023, p.76]
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Sep 8, 2023Deeply bruised, cinematic and graceful Western music is no match for their skills and Sea of Mirrors is another triumph for the band.
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Sep 13, 2023Of course their music is heavily in thrall to the 1960s, but they wear their influences with an easy-fitting indifference, like a comfortable jacket.
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Sep 8, 2023The concept enhances the experience but ignorance of it doesn’t affect it as one of The Coral’s strengths has always been the powerful imagery their music creates.
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UncutSep 8, 2023Confirming the band's Merseyside-'67 LA space-time portal, retracing familiar if melodically firm ground. [Oct 2023, p.26]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Sep 11, 2023
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