THE HOUR OF THE

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"It's hard to see what could halt the ascent of this extraordinary songwriter from Manchester, who, across eighteen miraculous tracks, boasts more melodies than many bands can claim over an entire career. There isn't a single moment on this album where you feel any slackening, the slightest drop in tension. Each song is a jewel carved from the finest ore, presented in a different, yet always richly adorned setting (many collage techniques and various and varied noises). To such songwriting generosity, one can reasonably respond only with an avalanche of superlatives. We will simply enthrone Badly Drawn Boy as the English pop counterpart to Beck, a brilliant tinkerer and gifted songwriter."