Track Listing 1. Cinderella 2. Pressure Suit 3. Something To Believe In 4. Glimmer 5. Vapour Trail 6. Rolls So Deep 7. Lake 8. Black Hole 9. Outside 10. Garden Of Love 11. Broken Bones
| Details | | Number of CDs: | 1 | | Producer: | Matt Hales | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Distributor: | Pinnacle | | Recording Mode: | Stereo |
Album Notes Composer: Matt Hales.Aqualung: Matt Hales.Additional personnel: Kerry Frampton, Robin Green, Alistair 'Titch' Walker, Jim Copperthwaite, Dave Price, Paul Buchanan, Oren Marshall, Sarah Field, Ben Hales, Kim Oliver.For an artist who catapulted to popularity by having a song in a television advertisement for Volkswagon, Matt Hales (the primary creative force behind Aqualung) has a surprisingly rich and artistic sensibility, qualities that aren't usually associated with mainstream commercial music. Aqualung's previous releases revealed Hales's penchant for lovely, catchy songcraft, and MEMORY MAN, the artist's fifth release, certainly has those qualities as well--but there's something more here.The album is richly detailed from start to finish, revealing layers of soundscapes over multiple listens. The complex arrangements help create a strong, heady atmosphere, one that is both mysterious and enticing. But none of this is at the expense of the tunes, which are among Hales's best, and range from compelling rock to quieter, singer-songwriter moments. In its synthesis of accessibility and complexity, MEMORY MAN amounts to a fine pop album.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 -- [H]is way with a tune has taken him further than many of his B-list Brit-pop peers.Entertainment Weekly (p.68) - Hales works admirably hard at selling his world: a place where girls are cast as fairytale heroines, boys are full of feelings, and pianos can totally rock out. -- Grade: BAlternative Press (p.182) - 3 stars out of 5 -- [T]his time around, Aqualung's sweetness is surprisingly easy to swallow. Spin
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