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One Plus One Is One

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After such a promising start to his career, Damon Gough has faltered in the bid to maintain his excellent early form. Two albums released within six months of each other didn't help matters and it was perhaps not too surprising that the 'About A Boy' soundtrack - even taking account of the incidental instrumentals - was arguably less patchy than the "proper" second album 'Have You Fed The Fish?'. Frustratingly, 'One Plus One' continues the Badly Drawn Boy tradition for consistency in inconsistency. Therefore for every Nick Drake-inspired slab of melancholy ('Easy Love', 'This Is That New Song') there is an over-the-top dose of happiness like the sugary sweet childrens' vocals on the already saccharine single 'Year Of The Rat' whilst the eight minutes given to kitchen-sink finale 'Holy Grail' reeks of self-indulgence. Once again there's a surfeit of short tracks which end before they even start and too many songs lack the addictive melodies that made his first album so cherishable. Infact, just like the title of the album suggests, the sums just don't add up.
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  Track Listing
01 One Plus One Is One
Standout Track Easy Love
03 Summertime In Wintertime
04 This Is That New Song
05 Another Devil Dies
06 The Blossoms
07 Year Of The Rat
08 Four Leaf Clover
09 Fewer Words
10 Logic Of A Friend
11 Stockport
12 Life Turned Upside Down
13 Takes The Glory
14 Holy Grail

Standout Track = Standout Track

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Badly Drawn Boy - The Hour Of Bewilderbeast, About A Boy Original Soundtrack, Have You Fed The Fish?
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