Elvis Costello Fan Forum

New song is "Magnificent Hurt". I hear echoes of "Go Away" from Momofuku but with a different production style. Glad to hear some rock n' roll again.

Thanks for the heads up! Listening now.

Once again...."New York City" shows that aren't in New York City. WTF? I'm glad...that Beacon Theatre has really become corporate venue dreck! I'll take these other three trips happily if I'm in the mood for several shows. I hear you, as regards the Beacon. But it's simply not plausible t...

Treated myself to a front row center seat for Red Bank.

Since my wife can't make it and I'm only buying one ticket, I justified the price to myself (not that seeing EC from the front row for less than $200 needs much justification).

I'll be in for Red Bank for sure.

Kansas City date added for August 27. Hopefully more to come!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CQGv-mqM7z6/

Speaking for myself, the EC's most consistently underrated record is Delivery Man. Not saying it's his best but it does not get anywhere close to the love it deserves.

fred darden wrote:Is this going to be a physical release or digital only? Anyone know?

A google search doesn't come up with anything regarding a physical release. Not that this is definitive but one might expect a physical preorder to pop up if there was going to be one.

EC's tweets about this song have been cryptic, but "Gentleman, I salute you #petethomas #stevenieve #daveyfaragher #sebastiankrys #theimposters" seems like confirmation that it is an Imposters recording produced (or co-produced) by Sebastian Krys. Another tweet refers to "The Shape O...

Ouch: PJ Harvey: 4-Track Demos I remember seeing PJ on The Tonight Show. She stood there with just a guitar and did “Rid of Me.” It was like seeing Howlin’ Wolf on Shindig! So great. And then I got the record [Rid of Me], and it was nowhere near as good, but it didn’t matter. For me, the record soun...

Great read:

https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15- ... -his-life/

Pitchfork review: 7.5/10 https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/elvis-costello-hey-clockface/ by Daniel Felsenthal Contributor ROCK Alternating between loud, sumptuously produced rock and softer, Tin Pan Alley-inspired songs, the British singer-songwriter delivers a brooding set of songs about time’s ...

Very excited for this reissue. Free shipping within the U.S. from musicdirect:

https://www.musicdirect.com/vinyl/Burt- ... inyl-LP%29

jmm wrote:

JerseyPride78 wrote:Seeing all of the NJ shows referenced is really bumming me out seeing as I only saw my first show in 2018.

Hopefully more to come someday soon JerseyPride78

Hear, hear!!

Seeing all of the NJ shows referenced is really bumming me out seeing as I only saw my first show in 2018.

The "eclipse" vinyl is available again for a stand alone purchase:

https://elviscostello.limitedrun.com/pr ... 7-optional

Adore both of these records. Rate them both above Goodbye Cruel World, Spike, Mighty Like a Rose, Painted From Memory, and Useless Beauty.

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Good summary in Variety:

https://variety.com/2020/music/news/elv ... dV59X2h7FA

I think it can be hard to separate one's feelings for the music from their appreciation of cover art. I've tried my best to do that here:

(1) When I was Cruel
(2) This Years Model
(3) Brutal Youth

These are definitely not my top 3 musically, but they're my favorite covers.

Anyone have audio or video for Shipbuilding?

Some video clips are starting to show up on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9H_02klspc/

New BBC interview ahead of the UK return:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p084q ... RxJddpNfYM

Looks worthwhile:

https://saveyourface.posthaven.com/elvi ... -1979-1981