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brakes 'the beatific visions' brakes
the beatific visions
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Short but sweet.

The debut album by Brakes – the band fronted by ex-British Sea Power keyboardist Eamon Hamilton – may have been characterised by short, sharp blasts of manic noise-pop, but this, the follow-up, is a far more considered record, with the likes of Hold Me In The River and If I Should Die Tonight exhibiting a new-found love of country music that sits seamlessly with the Brighton group’s… well, brevity. The result is an album that, brilliantly, is as exciting as it is original-sounding.


Hamish MacBain 02 November 06 rating of 4
Brakes - The Beatific Visions, released 06 November 06 on Rough Trade.
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