![]() ' Glad Times' Slowing right down with strings and yet with a sense of hope. It is a song that feels joyous and has a positive message: " Spend all your life/ Just to find out/ All that matters/ Is close to you…" ' Shades Of Blue' The first single from the album, and featuring Weller's daughter Leah, this is a definite highlight of the album. ' Fat Pop' We slow down a little for this track, a dreamy piece of work that floats on a simple synth base with some nice added woodwinds (I think – without the album cover it's hard to know). Short and to the point, but really gets you moving. ' True' This comes in more like the sound I was expecting with guitars at the fore, and guest vocals – well, shared vocals – from Lia Metcalfe. The sound was not what I was expecting at all, and the lyrics are a little downbeat" " I'm a lost cause, never found." ' Cosmic Fingers' We open with a synthesiser riff that drives along with electronically enhanced vocals and stabbing guitar. It should go without saying that the lyrics are all masterclasses of construction, so I don't keep harping on about them throughout this review. There's little more I can say – this is a magnificent album. This is yet another fine release from an elder statesman who knows how to write a good song and then deliver it with near perfection. For what it's worth, I know this isn't Weller's fault, but the fault of the Australian distributors, but I just thought I'd vent.Īnyway, listening to the album… I was put at ease. I know that companies are trying to force us into this situation, but I prefer to have the hard copy and was a little peeved going into this. ![]() ![]() So, last weekend, I bit the bullet and bought a digital copy of the album. So I waited until after the release date, but finding a physical copy proved impossible. I then went online to a store and they had it available from June. I heard this was being released a day or so before it was due to come out, so contacted my regular record stores to pre-order it. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |