CD review | AA Bondy: When the Devil's Loose

(Fat Possum)Louisiana boy Auguste Arthur Bondy served his rock'n'roll dues in 1990s alt-rock nearly-weres Verbena, before turning to a more sedate, rural sound for his solo work, arriving at this second album after a recuperative move to the wilds of Mississippi. More Bonnie "Prince" Billy than Bon Iver, When the Devil's Loose is a keenly traditional affair, pairing Bondy's gentle, clear-eyed voice with elegantly countrified guitar lines, swelling now and then to a grander, melancholic sound whe...

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