A Salty Dog

A Salty Dog is a record that feels like it was pulled from the depths of a fog-shrouded harbor. It is the sound of a band transcending their early singles to create a cohesive, cinematic world where the salt air and the smell of old wood are almost tangible. The music moves with the slow, deliberate grace of a tall ship, anchored by Gary Brooker's soulful, gravelly vocals and Matthew Fisher's ecclesiastical organ work. It is an album of immense sophistication that never feels cold, largely due to the unexpected infusions of earthy R&B and delta blues that ground its more lofty, classical ambitions.

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