Johnny Sharp
Maternal concerns prove a rich seam of inspiration.
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Self-described “miserable prog” soundscapists return after six years with beefed-up but still brooding fifth album.
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It may not be fuelled by as many immediate hooks and gnarly grooves as The Overload, but it's a bold progression both musically and lyrically.
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Darkly fixated Californian goes back to bleak on seventh album.
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Prog-leaning art rockers The Pineapple Thief self-edit in style on punchy 15th album It Leads To This.
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Black Bayou is a showcase for Finley the storyteller, an artist who can convincingly inhabit narratives that may not be entirely based on his own experiences, lifestyle or even beliefs.
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There’s a mournful stripe of melodic sadcore informing Invisible Hand, while Ghost Ride taps into Massive Attack’s brand of claustrophobic technoir soul, and although the guest appearance of rapper El-P on Big Youth shows you can take the boy out of nu metal, etc, as the title track shuffles somnambulantly into the sunset, a seductively sombre mood is retained.
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