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Album Review: Dappled Cities - Many Roads

Tracks like Cramps, A Walk On A Wire and Madly Fadly are more successful, however, demonstrating the group’s versatility and a marked progression in production since they started all those years ago.

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Sydney's Dappled Cities usher in the new year by releasing a collection of rarities and B-sides entitled Many Roads. Included is a remake of Battlewon from 2006's Granddance, featuring the same vocal melody, with a new dreamy, retro-circus vibe substituted for the original's bold keys and anthemic tone, making it feel like a slightly weaker and scaled-down version. Tracks like Cramps, A Walk On A Wire and Madly Fadly are more successful, however, demonstrating the group's versatility and a marked progression in production since they started all those years ago.