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In the studio in Nashville, the smell of old wood and tube amplifiers hangs in the air. Miles Kane sits between guitars, cables and half-empty coffee cups with a notebook in his hand - a familiar picture, but this time everything is different. For his sixth solo album "Sunlight In The Shadows", the Brit, known as one half of the Last Shadow Puppets and former frontman of the Rascals, has embarked on a new journey: into the heart of the American South, into the creative care of Dan Auerbach, the mastermind behind the Black Keys. The result sounds as if Kane had captured the sun over Route 66 and poured it into twelve songs. "All roads, over 20 years, have led here," says Kane about the album, which was released by Easy Eye Sound on October 17. And indeed, "Sunlight In The Shadows" feels like the essence of a musical life: British soul meets psychedelic riffs, glam meets blues, Beatles meets Motown. Auerbach's signature - warm, raw, retro - blends seamlessly with Kane's flair for catchy melodies and his slightly over-the-top crooner pose. "Love Is Cruel", the opener, sounds like a forgotten track from the seventies, while the Flamin' Groovies cover "Slow Death" celebrates rock'n'roll with sparkling nonchalance.

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