Aqualung is actually just one guy named Matt Hales. He rose to fame in his home country of Great Britain back in 2002 with the single “Strange and Beautiful” from Aqualung’s self-titled first album. His second album was titled Still Life and hit stores in 2003. Aqualung had still not made much of a splash in the U.S. until 2005 when Strange and Beautiful was released. This CD was actually just a collection of the best songs from the first two Aqualung records, but it made for a nice U.S. debut. Chances are you’ve heard “Brighter Than Sunshine,” an excellent piano driven pop song that seemed to be everywhere last year. Earlier this year Aqualung came back with Memory Man, the second U.S. release and third proper album. Today’s song was the first I heard from this album and it blew me away. I love how the electronics, percussion and strings work with the piano to create quite a unique pop song. To me this song just seems much fuller and more thought out than any other Aqualung song I’ve heard. Not to mention he sounds a little like Radiohead at the beginning. It was this song that drove me to purchase Memory Man without hearing any of the other tracks. While there are other good songs on this record, “Pressure Suit” is undoubtedly the best and it leaves me looking forward to what Aqualung will have to offer in the future.
One new song everyday until I get tired of doing it again. Click on the artist's name to get more information about them. Click on the album art for purchase information. Click on the play button to listen for yourself. Enjoy.
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