The third album from this band from Great Britain.
The band was a quartet with a lineup of timpani, drums, bass, guitars, electric violin, oboe, saxophone, piano, keyboards, synths and vocals.
A handful of guests added bass and a full male choir.
The band returned again. This time without Brian Eno who went onto doing his own things. Mostly ambient music.
The music is a lot lighter and more positive than on their previous album. The music is still a bit dark as in the obvious VDGG influences here. Nevertheless, there is also some sun and happiness on this album.
The label "eclectic art-rock" is the one to be used here. There is also a lot of pop here. The use of oboe and saxophones, used quite often throughout this album, saves the music from being commercial.
The music is decadent and very much centered around the fleshpots in London. That shines through the album and it is enforced by the rather dirty vocals of Bryan Ferry. A husky voice which is pretty essential for the music here.
There is a weird, good ambience throughout this forty minutes long album. The music is pretty good too and the vocals is the x factor that makes this a good album. Barely but still a good album. I have yet to make up my mind about this band, though.
3 points
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