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Aqualungs album Strange and Beautiful is lovely and melodic, overfilled with quiet piano work and brooding vocals, moody stories that seem perfect for a quiet and rainy day or a thoughtful night. There are songs on the album that are catchy, as well, but Aqualung never ventures into upbeat pop territory with this album. Instead, the listener is treated to contemplative melodies and the inner peerings of a talented musician.

Aqualung is, essentially, Matt Hales. He hails from the U.K. and has made a name for himself there with two albums: a self-titled debut and his follow up, Still Life. For his U.S. debut, songs from both of his U.K. albums have been pulled together to form Strange and Beautiful. The album starts off with the title track, which introduced the U.K. to Aqualung when it was used in a Volkswagen commercial. Hales sings the simple refrain, Ill put a spell on you / and when I wake you / Ill be the first thing you see / and youll realize that you love me. It is instantly appealing and one of the most pop-oriented tracks on the album, yet manages to not be forgettable, either. Its a sorrow-tinged love song that introduces the listener to Hales voice, which comes across throughout the album as contemplative and searching, sad and thoughtful without succumbing to outright depression.

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