February 10, 2012
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A righteously malevolent clamour
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Chicagoan Beal, the multi-talented, multi-genred first signee to XL’s new imprint Hot Charity, has declared his desire to be “the black Tom Waits”. Sure enough, this righteously malevolent clamour, all hammer-and-tongs bellowing and clanking, straddles a raw, timeless space between Waits’ ‘Real Gone’ and Lead Belly.
Emily Mackay
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| Jun 03, 2012 13:00 | Various Nottingham Venues | Nottingham |
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| Date/Time | Venue | Town/City | Seetickets | Viagogo |
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| Jun 03, 2012 13:00 | Various Nottingham Venues | Nottingham |
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| Jun 04, 2012 13:00 | Various Manchester Venues | Manchester |
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