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"Flowers at the Scene" is the fifth full length studio album by English singer-songwriter Tim Bowness. It was released on 1st March 2019 on the InsideOut Records label.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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The music throughout this album is heavily layered with multiple instruments. Besides the obvious rock instruments, nearly all also contain string and horns as well, never in an intrusive way, but subtlety in the background. You might not consciously think about them all the time, but you’d miss them if they were absent. Bowness also brings is a number of well-respected guest musicians, from Colin Edwin (ex-Porcupine Tree) on bass throughout, guitarist Peter Hammil (Van Der Graaf Generator), to Steven Wilson himself. The third track, “Rainmark,” has some especially effective electric guitar work courtesy of Fates Warning’s Jim Matheos, and is easily one of the early highlights of the album
Tim Bowness has with this co-production with no-man crafted an art rock album that is unique to himself. I can honestly not think of another project in the progressive and art rock world that reminds me of the type of work and vocals that he provides. And making it a no-man project with Steven Wilson adds an extra element to the proceedings. This feels more of a successor to earlier albums than more recent truly solo outputs. Fans of the earlier work of these two men will find plenty to enjoy here, and someone looking for a mellow and laid back art rock album that is carefully produced and performed will find plenty to enjoy as well.
Reviewed by Jonathon Rose for metalwani.com.
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