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Powder Dry Image
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  • Summary: The eighth full-length solo release from No-Man's Tim Bowness was self-produced and mixed by Steven Wilson.
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 7, 2024
    80
    Powder Dry is a new career peak. [Aug 2024, p.73]
  2. Oct 7, 2024
    60
    The interludes don’t do much, while a handful of tunes need a richer structure in order to develop an immersive atmosphere. As a result, Powder Dry is similar to reading pages from a diary, some entries describe full stories while others share only a few scattered thoughts. Nevertheless, I appreciate Tim for discarding all guest appearances and the idea of a comfort zone to truly realize his own vision.
  3. Record Collector
    Oct 7, 2024
    60
    Despite the wide range of often contrasting material on offer it hangs together as an exceptionally unified and hugely accessible body of work. [Nov 2024, p.130]
  4. The Wire
    Oct 7, 2024
    60
    With 16 short compositions across 40 minutes of running time, many of these pieces feel sketchy and structurally underdeveloped. Yet, there is a pleasing rawness to Bowness’s DIY production, which skews towards electronic pop, flavoured with post-punk and industrial. Bowness’s honeyed voice brings a measure of vulnerable gravitas. [Nov 24, p.55]