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Evolution can be a dirty word in the blues genre. But while Lebanese duo Nader Mansour (vocals) and Eddy Ghossein (guitar) set out throwing traditional shapes on The Wanton Bishops’ 2012 debut Sleep With The Lights On, Ghossein’s exit has seen the singer stir in electronica, Eastern motifs and processed vocals. “I never promised you blues,” Mansour says of new album Under The Sun. “I promised you honesty.”
Presumably you’re you pleased with Under The Sun?