Broken, the third release from UK electro-rock duo the Soulsavers (a.k.a. Rich Machin and Ian Glover) finds them once again collaborating with Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, Queens of the Stone Age) on a gritty, brooding album that combines soul, gospel, rock, jazz and country with tales of jealousy, loss, grief, redemption and lost loves. The shift toward a more guitar focused sound in combination with Lanegan’s stirring baritone adds a richer, more organic quality to the album. Broken combines percussion, strings, guitars, and synthetic effects seamlessly for songs that range from emotive and uncompromising to delicate and gorgeous.
SIMILAR | Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Gutter Twins, Mark Lanegan, Will Oldham, The Twilight Singers, Tom Waits