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Garden of Ashes

Duke Garwood

Garden of Ashes

Sixth album of blues / folk from London-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Heavenly Recordings
UK Release date
03/02/2017
US Release date
03/02/2017
  1. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Often these songs possess a giddy charm that suggest a sleepy early hours stroll along the seafront, their protagonist seeming to feel an affinity with the world in its most natural state
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    With Garden Of Ashes he secures his position as not just a musician’s musician, but one who looks set to grow a wider following
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    It might take you a few listens (and the knowledge that he once collaborated with The Orb) but he has a fine way with a mellow groove
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Rueful, ruminative and ultimately hypnotic, Garden Of Ashes sings a welcome blues for the coming apocalypse. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Q

    Singular aural magic from today's mood of global dread. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   The FT

    The music sounds as if it has been dredged up with an immense effort. The grindstone is relentless but has rewarding results
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  7. 8.0 |   The Observer

    Loose, heady and sensual by turns, Garden of Ashes surveys both the parlous state of the world and blasted inner landscapes with resonant instrumentation, rattlesnake percussion and a thousand-yard stare
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  8. 8.0 |   State

    An album that is perfect to listen to out on the porch as you sit back and enjoy the sun going down as you savour on that perfect glass of bourbon
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  9. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Garwood sings constantly about suffering under a hot sun; his voice beautifully captures the exhaustion that comes with over exposure
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  10. 7.0 |   Clash

    ‘Garden Of Ashes’ is redolent of a muggy swamp and just as easy to sink into
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  11. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Despite its heady beauty, a gloomy fatefulness also shapes this set. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    While everything sounds lovely and moody – understated desert blues for a night in without the smartphone – beware the risk that it might send you to literal sleep, too
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  13. 6.0 |   The Music

    It can make you wish he were more chaotic and melancholic
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