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| | They may sound like a firm of luxury raincoat makers with discreet premises in Belgravia but McManus and Frischmann’s shared occupation is songwriting. They’re the products of different eras, but their words are similarly shrewd and acerbic, and Elastica have been tagged natural heirs to Costello’s brainy new wave mantle. When they emerged in 1992 this was angular, wired music – a victory of sneers and sharp tailoring over America’s lumpen grunge rump. Costello had been there 20 years earlier when, as pigeon-toed avenging nerd, he had tried in a series of three-minute salvos to lay waste the languid empire of The Eagles. |
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Revision as of 23:37, 22 October 2013
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Elvis Costello & Justine Frischmann
Pleased To Meet You
Stuart Maconie
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They may sound like a firm of luxury raincoat makers with discreet premises in Belgravia but McManus and Frischmann’s shared occupation is songwriting. They’re the products of different eras, but their words are similarly shrewd and acerbic, and Elastica have been tagged natural heirs to Costello’s brainy new wave mantle. When they emerged in 1992 this was angular, wired music – a victory of sneers and sharp tailoring over America’s lumpen grunge rump. Costello had been there 20 years earlier when, as pigeon-toed avenging nerd, he had tried in a series of three-minute salvos to lay waste the languid empire of The Eagles.
To be continued...
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Q, No. 121, October 1996
Stuart Maconie interviews Elvis Costello and Justine Frischmann.
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Page scans.
Photos by Ken Sharp.
Photos by Ken Sharp.
Cover, gatefold and contents page.
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