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Cat: SBR 234LP. Rel: 28 Oct 19
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Side 1 - Track 1. Never Tell Side 1 - Track 2. One Eye Open Side 1 - Track 3. Daily Driver Side 1 - Track 4. Feels Side 1 - Track 5. The Usual Side 2 - Track 1. Grey Eyeliner Side 2 - Track 2. Bigger Than Life Side 2 - Track 3. Private Show Side 2 - Track 4. Shoulder Side 2 - Track 5. Hit Show Side 2 - Track 6. Call

Put simply, there's so much to like about Black Marble's sugar-coated electronic pop record "Bigger Than Life". Which isn't to say it's all sickly sweet niceness, but rather Chris Stewart's third LP invokes the great synth chart toppers of the 20th Century. An air of A-Ha, a dash of Depeche Mode in their quieter hours and more than a hint of Metronomy. Tracks like "Feels" are as delicate and compressed as they are pacy and expansive, glittering keys shining above a crushed percussive section. Opening number "Never Tell" is a plodding pop anthem. "Private Show" drives its way through contemplative guitar chords and a soaring chorus that's almost guaranteed to get anyone in earshot singing. At times coming over somewhat melancholic, in other moments fist-in-air euphoric, all emotionally-charged, it's well conceived and catchy to the point of infectious.