blues
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He curtly dismisses 2005’s strong “A Bigger Bang” and 2016’s “Blue & Lonesome,” a back-to-basics album of blues covers, as “adequate endeavors that signaled a band living on borrowed time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The show traces how imported genres like jazz, reggae and the blues gave rise to the distinctly British sounds of Two Tone, Garage, Trip Hop and Grime.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The new record appeared to be following suit, with The Daily Telegraph's chief music critic Neil McCormick saying the band were "back with a pile-driving blues stomp".
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Hansen was drawn to the beautiful shades of blues, greens and browns that the surface reveals if you’re patient enough.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“Um hmm,” she nodded, her big blues fastened on me.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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