I already listened to Russell's World of Echo a few times before hearing this album and they are really comparable. Another Thought doesn't really let me in just as World of Echo didn't. I'm not sure why is that since I can see that all the ingredients for appealing to me are there: it's atmospheric, sparse, minimal. His cello is interesting, but something about the way he sings bugs me. I also see it's supposed to be soulful, but I just don't feel it.
It works nice as a background music though, but that's not always a good thing. Actually, that's rarely a good thing, because it says it can't grab my attention, no matter how concentrated I am. So, instead of being subtle it turns out bland. Maybe I'm totally deaf for all the magic this reveals to some people, but for now, I just don't get it.
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