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<P><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Artist: Smith & Burrows<BR>Album: Funny Looking Angels<BR>Genre: Indie Rock<BR>Release Date: 2011<BR>Bitrate: VBR</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Sampler: When the Thames Froze</FONT></P>
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<P><SPAN id=more-753></SPAN><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>Even at British indie’s Noughties peak, it’s doubtful anyone was crying out for a Christmas-themed side project from the lead singer of Editors and the drummer from Razorlight. Such is the perverse timeliness at which Smith & Burrows have chosen to unveil their collaboration, The Guardian couldn’t resist titling its news story for their debut album’s announcement ‘Christmas treat or Halloween joke?’.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>To answer the question, Funny Looking Angels is a yuletide treat and there’s no mistaking it. Just as She & Him’s Christmas album seemed like a perfect fit until you actually listened to its overly rigid schtick, the Smith & Burrows combination is supple and distinct in a way few would have imagined. That’s not to say neither of the pair have ever written a decent tune before, but to casual onlookers both seem fairly stuck in their roles of morbid crooner and twee electro-pop champion.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>In terms of reaffirming such stereotypes, opening the record with Smith on lead vocals delivering a colossal, organ-laced rendition of ‘In The Bleak Midwinter’ was perhaps not the best choice. Still as a mood piece, this white winter hymnal works well to tee up a picturesque scene of downbeat but highly melodic tracks. Though a direct Simon & Garfunkel comparison may be a bit much, the same emphasis on bittersweet harmonies and flexible song arrangements applies to an album of original tracks and well chosen covers.</FONT></P>
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<P><FONT size=2 face=Verdana>01. In The Bleak Midwinter<BR>02. When The Thames Froze<BR>03. As The Snowflakes Fall<BR>04. Funny Looking Angels<BR>05. Wonderful Life<BR>06. Only You<BR>07. On And On<BR>08. Rosslyn<BR>09. This Ain’t New Jersey<BR>10. The Christmas Song (Ft. Agnes Obel)</FONT></P>
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