Genre: UK pop/rock
Places I remember: M
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: The Long Way Round
Gear costume: Born In The U.K., Promises, Journey From A To B
Active compensatory factors: Damon Gough (a.k.a. Badly Drawn Boy) is a Springsteen fanboy and this was a natural step for him - an album that channelled a Springsteen spirit of big themes, but in his own context - life in the U.K.
It's kinda fun hearing some Springsteenian echoes in the lyrics and music - Promises and elsewhere have some great neo Roy Bittan piano and the car image is a nice vehicle (haha) for Gough's thoughts in Degrees Of Separation.
The well thought out, expanded sound suits the 2006 BDB.
Where do they all belong? The About A Boy soundtrack casts a huge shadow on the BDB catalogue. Just saying!
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