Black The Sun - Alex Lloyd > Reviews > Ditch the sunglasses

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Advantages:	Great songs and interesting sounds
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"Black the Sun" is Australian Alex Lloyd's debut album and within it are all the influences you would expect of a modern day songwriter, from the Beck meets Lenny Kravitz of "Momo" the U2 tinges of "Something Special" and the almost trip hop feel of the single "Black the Sun" (set to be released on the 30th of October). But listing these and any of his other influences does not do Alex Lloyd the justice he deserves, the more "Black the Sun" is listened to the deeper the songs work into your brain and the more unique it sounds. There is a timeless feeling to the vocals which are unobtrusive but effective and the mixture of acoustic guitars, modern technology and sampled sounds gives this album a life all of its own. This is an album that may struggle in the quick turn around manufactured pop group/star style that dominates the UK chart scene at the moment but if you get chance to hear "Black the Sun" grab it as you could become one of the enlightened.