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- Summary: The singer-songwriter returns after a five year absence with his sixth full-length release featuring guest appearances from Joel Compass, Lianne La Havas, Prides, Josef Salvat, Luke Sital-Singh, and Sweet Billy Pilgrim.
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- Record Label: BMG Rights Management
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Be Beautiful | |
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A stack of old photos Will bury me today It didn't end well Don't let it carry us away Sunk down, fired up, stepping out And burned this into... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Feb 6, 201510 Futures takes Aqualung from the depths of forgotten, one-hit-wonder music territory and brings him back to the surface.
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Jan 23, 2015Aqualung has been ingeniously invigorated.
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Jan 27, 201510 Futures categorically sounds like an album that was made for the sake of it, for the joy of it.
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UncutJan 23, 201510 Futures propulsive blend of soul-pop and electronica sees him indulging a more experimental side, making it a satisfying proposition all round. [Feb 2015, p.73]
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Feb 3, 2015Hales' acumen for production is on full display here, as 10 Futures is a marvel of meticulous engineering, and while the material doesn't always live up to the sonic grandstanding, it never suffers because of it.
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Q MagazineJan 23, 2015It's a record that renders previous comparisons obsolete. [Feb 2015, p.105]
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Jan 27, 2015Between the dated indie dance and the ballads and the auto-crooned, electronic pop, there are promising, soulful, twinkling instances of intelligent sampling and singing and interesting instrumental interludes.