{"product_id":"0766922388823-strange-beautiful","title":"Strange And Beautiful","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEDITORIAL REVIEWS \u003cbr\u003e  Strange \u0026amp; Beautiful [Audio CD] Aqualung \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON \u003cbr\u003e Aqualung is Matt Hales, a Brit popster whose ethereal, plangently lovely stateside debut is all knotted up in the sounds of now. Cribbing from Keane, Coldplay, Radiohead, and the Beatles, Hales is a U.K. sensation who staves off staleness by way of his exceptional talent. (Volkswagen dropped the title track into one of its uber-hip European ads in 2002, sparking a who's-the-artist frenzy not seen since the company revived the catalog of Nick Drake.) \"When the sun sets around me\/my daydreams confound me\/and the long night surrounds me,\" he whimpers compellingly on \"You Turn Me Round,\" a brief ache of a song. Though we feel for himhere's an artist with a gift for getting empathy in a chokeholdwe can't help hoping his long, melodic night meanders endlessly. Fans of \"The O.C.\" and Garden State soundtracks should dip in. And don't worry: all Jethro Tull ties end at his handle, meant to evoke the strange and beautiful murkiness of the music. --Tammy La Gorce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40512775913569,"sku":"0766922388823","price":5.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_232244_848894_20241004052813.jpg?v=1771943424","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0766922388823-strange-beautiful","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}