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  • Artist(s): Michael Champion, David Champion
  • Summary: The second full-length release from the Isle of Wight duo of brothers Michael and David Champion was produced by Dimitri Tikovoi.
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  1. Q Magazine
    Feb 27, 2015
    80
    Glam folk never sounded such a good idea. [Mar 2015, p.105]
  2. Feb 27, 2015
    80
    Vamala breaks no musical boundaries, but the melody of a song such as Sophia has the indelibility of the Bee Gees--indeed, Michael Chapman’s voice has a frailty reminiscent of Robin Gibb.
  3. Feb 27, 2015
    70
    Champs deliver a handful of cinematic anthems, including "Desire" and "The Balfron Tower," which, much like the duo's island home, are at once breezy and haunting.
  4. Mojo
    Feb 27, 2015
    60
    It suggest that a future as pullover wearing folkies is theirs for the taking if they fancied it. [Mar 2015, p.94]
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