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- Summary: The Soft Cell artist worked with producer Chris Braide on his first full-length solo release since 2010's Variete.
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- Record Label: Cherry Red
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mar 5, 2015There’s a light, electronic dusting to many of these songs, but on tracks such as The Pain Of Never, Marc’s distinctive vocals have rarely sounded richer and warmer.
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Mar 5, 2015By and large, the Velvet Trail is straight-ahead pop, with big choruses and melodies, and Almond’s voice--although it no longer veers out of tune like it used to so endearingly in the 80s--is still enthralling.
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Q MagazineMar 5, 2015The Velvet Trail finds him firmly on home turf: sparkling glam-noir and sumptuous balladeering. [Apr 2015, p.85]
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The WireMar 11, 2015Almond just made one of his best records, completely out of the blue. [Mar 2015, p.49]
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MagnetMar 12, 2015The duo [Marc Almond and producer Chris Braide] unspools deliciously theatrical (eerily dark) piano etudes and grand, minor-key mini-epics that are the musical equivalent of an Oscar Wilde work. [No. 118, p.53]
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UncutMar 5, 2015It's strong but uneven. [Apr 2015, p.71]
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MojoMar 19, 2015This is impressive, soul-bearing torch-pop, yet despite some bravura vocal performances, Almond's typically declamatory delivery at times, feels rather awkwardly appended to the airlessly slick soundscapes. [Apr 2015, p.91]