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With a laconic way with the piano and a sweet, plaintive voice that slides easily into a soft falsetto, young Matt Hales (aka Aqualung) makes moping sound sexy. STRANGE & BEAUTIFUL--a compilation of tracks from Aqualung's first two U.K. albums--evokes a somber, rain-swept world where people drift prettily away from each other, bruise each other with indifference, and quietly break each other's hearts, all to a lazy back-beat and deep, programmed bass.There is a consistency of mood here--literally every song is a ballad--but Hales is an able enough craftsman as both a producer and a writer to create intriguing variations in sound. "Left Behind" has an insistent, hook-laden melody and a slow, steady rock feel. On "If I Fall," Hales's poignant Thom Yorke-ish vocal shadow-boxes with a great bass line, while slightly dissonant guitar arpeggios (rare on this keyboard-heavy album) tug at the heartstrings. The title track, a sweeping paean to an unrequited love, possesses the most enchanting and dour chorus since Rufus Wainwright's debut. This release features numerous interviews and a jocular piano lesson from Matt Hales, as well as previously unreleased versions of "Brighter Than Sunshine" and "Strange and Beautiful."