Review: AvaGrace – The Witching Hours
“‘The Witching Hours’ draws on all the experience Avagrace have amassed”
“‘The Witching Hours’ draws on all the experience Avagrace have amassed”
“When it’s fast and dirty it works well. Yet, when the band aim for a grander mainstream sound, things go awry”
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“a comfortable album laced with a real sense of fun”
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