New band of the day – No 1,155: Gabriel Bruce

Fans of Cohen, Cave and Cash should like this low-voiced singer. But others may find his sub-Beefheart bass plumbs new depthsHometown: London.The lineup: Gabriel Bruce (vocals, keyboards).The background: Gabriel Bruce has been recommended to us by a friend who tells us he's "pretentious, classy and a proper character". Not our friend, he's disgraceful, albeit down-to-earth. No, Bruce. We like the idea that he's pretentious – we tend to go for overreaching, overambitious artistes who aim high, ...

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