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THE TEMPER TRAP
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Dougy Mandagi seems to be running away from paradise, by degrees. The Temper Trap singer moved from his native Bali to Melbourne, Australia (where he formed the band), then to his current home in foggy London. Perhaps that’s why Mandagi sounds so gorgeously melancholy on his band’s debut. The best songs here showcase his impossibly sweet tenor; so what if the rest of the album seems cribbed from Coldplay’s soft-rock playbook? Mandagi’s is a voice to remember.