Well, the Voxtrot album ended up being the opposite of their previous releases; it was singularly their own sound, rather than a grab bag of twee British pop. I'm not sure about this album, the songwriting seems to have slipped, or maybe I am reacting to the new direction the band has taken? Anyway, it has some nice production/engineering, a sort of grainy black and white atmosphere much like the cover of their Mothers, Sisters, Daughters And Wives EP. The instruments are soft-edged and there is a an almost novel-like quality to the album that the soft edges helps tell in large and dramatic style. Band leader Ramesh Srivastava's voice also falters a touch here, the wide-screen atmosphere of the album overpowers and undermines Srivastava's shallow Morrisey impression (shallow in a denoting sense, not a "he's shallow" sense).
Anyway, I'm surprised I've managed to write and remember so much about this album considering the last time I listened to it was about 3 or 4 months a go. I think I'll pull out for another listen, in a minute.
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np: Cortney Tidwell - Don't Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up
