{"product_id":"10-futures","title":"10 Futures","description":"Recording information: The Garage, Pasadena; Various Studios.\u003cbr\u003eThe seventh studio album from the British singer\/songwriter, released after five years of retirement, during which Matt Hales (aka Aqualung) focused solely on his career as a producer, 10 Futures looks to the past on its opening salvo, the evocative, loop-driven \"Tape to Tape.\" Built around the clicks and spins of a rewinding cassette tape -- analog sounds play a large role in 10 Futures, and the ambient city soundscapes and chirping birds feel as much a part of the songs as the melodies do -- and featuring the soulful falsetto of guest vocalist Joel Compass, it's a fitting re-introduction for an artist who spent time away from the front of the house behind the mixing board, and it's also the most playful song on the album. The slow-burn follow-up, \"Eggshells,\" is more indicative of the LP as a whole, pairing deep, trip-hop-kissed beats with emotionally charged vocals; in this case it's a deeply Auto-Tuned Hales locking horns with English soul singer Lianne La Havas. \"Be Beautiful Feat. Luke Sital-Singh,\" \"Hearts (Spinwheeloscillate) Feat. Prides,\" and the worldbeat-blasted, Josef Salvat-assisted \"Shame on Me\" flirt with Coldplay-infused Brit-pop, but much of 10 Futures sounds like the work of the man responsible for penning 2002's \"Strange \u0026amp; Beautiful.\" Excessive James Blake-approved balladry aside, Hales' acumen for production is on full display here, as 10 Futures is a marvel of meticulous engineering, and while the material doesn't always live up to the sonic grandstanding, it never suffers because of it. ~ James Christopher Monger","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46052932616479,"sku":"4050538014020","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/6f6cdb3d78bf23fcdf6e32625cc8ea5c_00c586c0-030c-47c5-8b01-e9ef4f02335d.jpg?v=1777816001","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/10-futures","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}