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Independent on Sunday, The, Apr 27, 2008 by Simon Price
Sam Sparro Sam Sparro ISLAND
Sam Sparro, an auteur of DIY electrofunk is, much to everyone's surprise, the man of the moment, with "Black & Gold" - the unexpected hit of 2008 - being held off the No 1 spot by Estelle. The Doctor-Who-meets-Gnarls-Barkley existential soul of the single aside, there's plenty on his debut album to suggest that this man's moment may last a lot longer. His vocal idiosyncrasies may be off- putting at first (the word "why" is a full-fat "waaah"), but after the Prince-like "Hot Mess" and the hands-in-the-air electro-disco of "Cut Me Loose", you soon surrender. And the use of the word "discombobulated" in "Cottonmouth" has to be applauded. SP
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