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- Summary: The fourth full-length solo release for former Supergrass frontman Gaz Coombes was produced with Ian Davenport.
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- Record Label: Virgin
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jan 30, 2023The band’s intoxicating, questing spirit throbs through the strongest suite of music Coombes has assembled in 20 years.
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Jan 11, 2023While the off-kilter rhythms and cowbells of ‘This Love’ give way to a central chorus line that’s almost Bowie-esque. They’re big reference points but ‘Turn The Car Around’ uses them masterfully to drive down its own sonic motorway.
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Jan 17, 2023It is the finest achievement of Coombes’ solo career so far, a magnificent record – and the feeling still persists that there is more to come.
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MojoJan 11, 2023While Long Live The Strange turns the outsiderism of Supergrass's Strange Ones into an anthem, with bonus chorale. The rest is more soul-searching, but with instrumental structuring and melodic grace of satisfying excellence. [Feb 2023, p.82]
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Jan 11, 2023This is a thoughtful, and thought-provoking, set of songs from a writer whose responses to the world around him illustrate an ever-deepening maturity, which is intriguing to chart across his four solo releases to date.
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Jan 13, 2023It’s a fearless, intricately crafted and sonically expansive body of work that effortlessly showcases why he’s one of the UK’s most talented songwriters.
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Jan 13, 2023Coombes, a quite masterful musical auteur after three decades in the game, skillfully navigates the record away from one long mid-life nightmare. ... it’s another hugely satisfying listen.
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May 11, 2023
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Aug 21, 2023It is a pleasant album to listen to. The sounds are very soft and the lyrics are very beautiful. The sound of the album is pleasant to the ear.
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