Those lyrics, however, are undermined by Welsh session bassist Laurence Cottle’s smooth, jazzy fretless bass sound, and Butler’s growling low end is sorely missed.

Those lyrics, however, are undermined by Welsh session bassist Laurence Cottle’s smooth, jazzy fretless bass sound, and Butler’s growling low end is sorely missed.

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