The music on I, Lucifer is almost impossible to categorize. Intended as a soundtrack to the Glen Duncan novel of the same name, the album is sort of a cross between a song cycle and a tone poem that depicts the Devil's attempt to return to earth and take another shot at mortality and repentance. There's something of a Tom Waits feel to the whole affair -- the song cycle's story line and the faint cabaret flavor that infuses many of the songs both hint at Franks Wild Years, and {&"Someday ...   [ read more ]

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The first thing that strikes you about any album by Stephen Coates (a.k.a. The Real Tuesday Weld) is the fact that every element in his compositions seems to be drawn from sources many decades old. The second thing that strikes you is that his music sounds completely new. The London Book of the Dead is just one more example of how a wildly open attitude and a slightly mystical bent can result in a distinctly personal and wonderfully warm musical personality  one that uses technology enthusiastically and h...   [ read more ]

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Restock. New compilation from this UK indie-pop label. ARCO, GRAHAM, THE REAL TUESDAY WELD, SANTA SPREES, JAIME OWEN, IZUMI MISAWA, BROKEN DOG, FLARE, and others.

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