Coal Devastations
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- Release Date: 10/24/2006
- Sales Rank: 80,316
- Label: BRASSLAND RECORDS
- UPC: 632662556528
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Coal
| 1 | Sex and Mayhem 4:22 |
| 2 | The Night I Couldn't Stop Crying 4:58 |
| 3 | I Don't Want to Lose You Tonight 4:58 |
| 4 | Coal 3:43 |
| 5 | Terrified 4:52 |
| 6 | Take You Home 3:53 |
| 7 | Cormina 3:54 |
| 8 | A Man of Fortune 4:29 |
| 9 | What's a Place Like That Doing in a Girl Like You? 4:57 |
| 10 | Dance with Me 4:52 |
About this Artist
Editorial Reviews
Australian trio the Devastations debut with Coal, an album steeped in the outback-gothic vibe perfected by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds. A similar set of influences is at play in the Devastations sound: the Gun Club, Bryan Ferry, Lee Hazelwood. (On a more recent tip, American Music Club and Elliott Smith are also worth mentioning, especially in lead singer Conrad Standish's strained croon; "The Night I Couldn't Stop Crying" is a particularly Mark Eitzel-like performance.) Although plainly derivative of their shared influences, the Devastations do make each song their own, through unexpected touches like the playful rhythm box samba beat that animates the opening "Sex and Mayhem" and the Western twang-guitar shuffle of "Take You Home." That said, an entire album's worth of little other than low-register vocals, minor-key tunes and self-consciously minimalist arrangements does get a bit draggy by the final third. ~ Stewart Mason, All Music Guide All Music Guide
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