SALIM NOURALLAH - Constellation

UK Import. "Constellations has the feel of a studio master. Nourallah has turned a corner as a songwriter. His compass is now divided evenly between observations of life external and his own emotional existence. Lyrically seeking universality with these images is what makes Constellations great. " -Pop Matters.

""There`s a certain return to the power-pop sound of the early stuff, but keeps the more reflective aura of the past three discs. They might play a little less with texture than on a record like `Snowing`, but there`s no sacrifice of artistry. It`s a smaller affair in a way, but it sounds like a pop band making a classic pop album. I always tell people that Salim reminds me of McCartney as a songwriter, and then end up saying he`s more like Costello. In reality, though, Ray Davies is probably the best comparison. "-Cave17.

""His decade-long career, counting his duo effort with his brother, has confirmed him as a particular kind of modern pop classicist, at once plenty aware of an understated power pop tradition that has accrued over the decades and perfectly at home in the gentle indie rock world of the 21st century. This record balances out these sides well enough, and if his work succeeds at being engagingly pleasant rather than breathtakingly original, he still demonstrates his skill readily throughout. At its peppiest (`Western Hills"` and `It`s Not Enough`), he fully brings the power pop jones to the fore, while `Love Is All Around` almost feels like a gentle version of John & Yoko`s `Merry Christmas (War Is Over)`. "- AMG

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