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Maribou State review – UK duo turn darkness into light after existential crisis
With Chris Davids recovered from a brain condition, the electronic act’s first tour in years is full of committed, emotionally resonant performances
Celebrating the chart success of new album Hallucinating Love, Chris Davids and Liam Ivory posted a question on social media last week: “Who ever thought melancholy elevator music would make it in the Top 10?” In its recorded version it is sung by its co-writer Holly Walker, whose aloof tones are one of the band’s sonic signatures, but live vocals on this tour come from Talulah Ruby, who has a huge soul voice. For All I Need, Ruby duets with the absent Andreya Triana, whose gospel-inflected hook is a highlight of the new album – but lacking that human dynamic, it falls a bit flat.
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