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The Velvet Trail

Marc Almond

The Velvet Trail

Latest solo release from the former Soft Cell singer working with producer and songwriter Chris Braide (Britney Spears, Lana Del Rey)

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Cherry Red
UK Release date
09/03/2015
US Release date
17/03/2015
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    His lyric creativity, at once direct, defiant, vulnerable, and deliberately excessive, is out of the mothballs and back out where it belongs: front and centre
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    Finds him firmly on home turf: sparkling glam-noir and sumptuous balladeering. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Straight-ahead pop, with big choruses and melodies, and Almond’s voice – although it no longer veers out of tune like it used to so endearingly in the 80s – is still enthralling
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  4. 8.0 |   The Observer

    An impressive affair
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  5. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A complete and coherent artistic statement—not something one is likely to encounter all that often, but it’s only more special for its rarity
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Strong but uneven. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Mojo

    This is impressive soul-bearing torch-pop. Print edition only

  8. 4.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Stifled by production that’s midway between FM radio slick and android clinical
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Marc Almond: The Velvet Trail

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