The Garden

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AlbumMay 22 / 200615 songs, 1h 3m 27s
Downtempo Ambient Pop
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3.2 / 10

Oft-maligned downtempo duo return with help from Sia and José González.

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The third album by chill-out dance-pop act Zero 7 finds it in the process of trading one set of moods for another—which proves as easy as switching out vocalists. On about a third of The Garden, the songs are sung by Sia, an Australian chanteuse whose icy, growly vocals have provided a touch of Euro-cool to prior Zero…

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Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker manage to keep things fresh, creating an eclectic but consistent lounge filler.

8 / 10

The year is 1976.

Zero 7's last album, 2004's overly slick When It Falls, did nothing to help them shake their chillout label.

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