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Bad Lieutenant - Never Cry Another Tear

Review by Neil Ashman

Until Sumner can fashion something unique enough in its own right, anything he releases will fall under the unforgiving shadow of his former band. An intimidating bench mark indeed. »

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imited digipak version with two bonus tracks. bad lieutenant formed in 2007 with new order's bernard sumner (guitar and vocals) alongside phil cunningham (guitar) and jake evans (guitar and vocals). 'never cry another tear' is their debut album on triple echo records. the album features sounds that have helped make new order such a treasured, innovative force over the past three decades, but also featured is a brand new voice from exotic macclesfield, jake evans. the album centres around crisp, streamlined, 21st century guitar music - underscored by keyboards and occasional melodica. the record includes sumner's seemingly effortless melodic invention, but now these familiar joys blend with vocals and the talented guitar work of jake evans. together, the band have spent over a year writing, recording and mixing the album near manchester, which features additional musicians including alex james (blur) and stephen morris (new order and joy division) on several recordings.
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