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Summer Tamarind
Martin Newell's virtues are so dependable that by the time of this 2007 release, even longtime fans were likely taking them for granted. They include an almost unfailing sense of pleasing pop/rock melody, and a distinctly British flair to his tunes and words that sets this apart (and thankfully so) from more power pop and retro-by-numbers acts that look toward classic '60s and '70s music for inspiration. Those strengths are intact on A Summer Tamarind, but if there's any difference between this and his many previous releases, it's that he's become more somber with age. Not that this is gloomy by any means, or that it's a drawback, but there's nothing of the smart-aleck, at times vicious comi...
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