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- Summary: The first new studio release in 39 years for Scottish new wave/post-punk band Altered Images features two of the original members, Clare Grogan and Stephen Lironi, with Bobby Bluebell from the Bluebells and former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler.
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- Record Label: Cooking Vinyl
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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MojoAug 26, 202212 self-penned kitchen-disco bangers, each one a gem. [Oct 2022, p.84]
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UncutAug 26, 2022The default setting is dancefloor hedonism with an air of wistful nostalgia. Best of all are the two Bernard Butler co-writes, “Glitter Ball” and “Home”, which sound like Saint Etienne at their most ecstatic. [Sep 2022, p.21]
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Aug 26, 2022Mascara Streakz may not reinvent the wheel, but it does stand confidently among their greatest hits while making a compelling case for having that fifth shot of tequila.
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Aug 26, 2022After a 39-year hiatus, Altered Images pick up more or less where they left off with Mascara Streakz, a perfectly retro-fitted album, with enough of the modern added to retain interest.
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Aug 26, 2022Amid some formulaic tracks, Your Life Is Mine is a welcome and superb curveball, Grogan’s darker tale of “an ocean of tears, the fury of the years” delivered over Cocteau Twins-type shimmering guitars.