Dean Blunt - Black Metal (Black Vinyl) Electronic Music a nod to drummer Shiraz

a nod to drummer Shiraz Bhatti’s Pakistani heritage

and other various supportive sounds

While Crazy For You was a nostalgic tribute to teenage feelings

And farewell pain

The past can feel less hellish than the present if we are

Dean Blunt - Black Metal (Black Vinyl) Electronic Music a nod to drummer Shiraz'Black Metal' is Dean Blunt's first album for Rough Trade and it's got stone cold classic written all over it. Seemingly impossible to pin down he takes a swerve once again and delivers his most beautiful piece of work yet. Swamped in atmosphere, melody, guitars and a drum machine, 'Black Metal' begins with the looped strings of 'Lush' and climbs from there on in. It's got traces of Lee Hazelwood and even Scott Walker yet Mr Blunt still maintains his