In Brief

Don’t let Bolton’s new, close-cropped hairdo fool you--musically speaking, the singer’s style remains as pseudo-Byronic as ever. This album features more of the same politely sentimental adult-contemporary arrangements and subtlety-be-damned vocals that Lord Bolton has been using to seduce fans and irritate critics for years.

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