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It's all a very long way from the 1980s rash of post-punk, proto syndicalist agit-pop, but New Model Army have prevailed.
As dedicated as ever to their craft of melodic rock with something to say, front man Justin Sullivan has wrapped his vocal chords around a dystopian wealth of words that invoke the twisted souls of Nick Cave and Henry Rollins at their best, but recall a depressed John Martyn at their worst.
Musically, NMA have settled into a kind of mid-range soft rock, but that hasn't diluted their ire and songs like Bloodsports encapsulate much that is wrong with the world.
The addition of blues guitar master Marshall Gill has given the band greater musical scope, but it's unlikely they'll get to preach to anyone other than the previously converted.
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