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<center><h3> | <center><h3> Hey Clockface: An ambitious, eclectic thrill </h3></center> | ||
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<center>Paul Goggins </center> | <center> Paul Goggins </center> | ||
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'''This may be his 31st record, but it is as ambitious as ever<br> | |||
'''This may be his 31st record, but it is as ambitious as ever | {{3of5stars}} | ||
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You might think you have the measure of Elvis Costello by now: this is the 31st record of his career, and the sixth decade in which he has released one. | You might think you have the measure of Elvis Costello by now: this is the 31st record of his career, and the sixth decade in which he has released one. | ||
Still, you probably | Still, you probably wouldn't have foreseen his latest opening with an Arabic-tinged instrumental, "Revolution #49," over the top of which he delivers dramatic spoken word: ''"Love is the one thing we can save."'' | ||
It sets the tone for the rest of ''Hey Clockface''. Recorded at solo sessions in Helsinki and more collaborative ones in Paris, it is unquestionably one of the singer- | It sets the tone for the rest of ''Hey Clockface''. Recorded at solo sessions in Helsinki and more collaborative ones in Paris, it is unquestionably one of the singer-songwriter's more eclectic efforts. | ||
There are flashes of the jagged punk of old, particularly on the spiky No Flag, but elsewhere, Costello finds room for gentle acoustic reflection ( | There are flashes of the jagged punk of old, particularly on the spiky No Flag, but elsewhere, Costello finds room for gentle acoustic reflection ("They're Not Laughing at Me Now"), noir-ish jazz ("I Do"), gospel-blues fusion ("We Are All Cowards Now") and even funk rock ("Hetty O'Hara Confidential"). | ||
Not everything comes off, but what a thrill to see him on such ambitious form after all these years. | Not everything comes off, but what a thrill to see him on such ambitious form after all these years. | ||
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