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With Donald Trump as President and an increasingly topsy-turvy planet, Randy Newman’s comeback after nine years of absolute silence was eagerly awaited… Much like Cole Porter in the second half of the 20th century, this 73-year-old musician from California has always managed to combine causticity with emotion, portraits of rare accuracy and atypical frescoes. Most importantly Randy Newman created a style of his own. In Dark Matter the genius of the author of Rednecks, Short People, Old Man, Sail Away, Political Science and I Love L.A. is intact. In beautiful arrangements (strings are never out of the picture for him) he derides religion, creationists and even Vladimir Putin. Further on he imagines a conversation between the Kennedy brothers during the Bay of Pigs crisis and evokes the tragic life of Sonny Boy Williamson, a bluesman who had his name stolen by a peer after being murdered… Once again Randy Newman displays an impressive sense of staging in his songs. Whether theatrical, openly jazzy or more blues-ey, his score always remains timeless. When gifted with such originality, there's no need to reinvent the wheel! Simply staying true to himself is enough. And he brilliantly does just that throughout this Dark Matter album, imposing its status of perfect work on each new listen. © MZ/Qobuz
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David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - John West, Background Vocals - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Clydene Jackson, Background Vocals - ALVIN CHEA, Background Vocals - Randy Crenshaw, Background Vocals - Blake Mills, Guitar - Donna Medine, Background Vocals - Michael Geiger, Background Vocals - Sandie Hall, Background Vocals - Teresa James, Background Vocals - Kala Balch, Background Vocals - Alva Copeland, Background Vocals
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - John West, Background Vocals - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - ALVIN CHEA, Background Vocals - Randy Crenshaw, Background Vocals - Blake Mills, Guitar
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Composer, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - John West, Background Vocals - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Clydene Jackson, Background Vocals - ALVIN CHEA, Background Vocals - Randy Crenshaw, Background Vocals - Blake Mills, Guitar - Donna Medine, Background Vocals - Michael Geiger, Background Vocals - Sandie Hall, Background Vocals - Teresa James, Background Vocals - Kala Balch, Background Vocals - Alva Copeland, Background Vocals
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2016 Nonesuch Records Inc.
David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Blake Mills, Guitar
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Blake Mills, Guitar
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Blake Mills, Guitar
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Blake Mills, Guitar
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
David Piltch, Bass - Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - Matt Chamberlain, Drums - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer, Additional Keyboards - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by - Blake Mills, Guitar
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
Randy Newman, Lyricist, Piano, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - LENNY WARONKER, Producer - MITCHELL FROOM, Producer - David Boucher, Producer, Mixer, Recorded by
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. United States and WEA International Inc for the world outside the United States.
Album review
With Donald Trump as President and an increasingly topsy-turvy planet, Randy Newman’s comeback after nine years of absolute silence was eagerly awaited… Much like Cole Porter in the second half of the 20th century, this 73-year-old musician from California has always managed to combine causticity with emotion, portraits of rare accuracy and atypical frescoes. Most importantly Randy Newman created a style of his own. In Dark Matter the genius of the author of Rednecks, Short People, Old Man, Sail Away, Political Science and I Love L.A. is intact. In beautiful arrangements (strings are never out of the picture for him) he derides religion, creationists and even Vladimir Putin. Further on he imagines a conversation between the Kennedy brothers during the Bay of Pigs crisis and evokes the tragic life of Sonny Boy Williamson, a bluesman who had his name stolen by a peer after being murdered… Once again Randy Newman displays an impressive sense of staging in his songs. Whether theatrical, openly jazzy or more blues-ey, his score always remains timeless. When gifted with such originality, there's no need to reinvent the wheel! Simply staying true to himself is enough. And he brilliantly does just that throughout this Dark Matter album, imposing its status of perfect work on each new listen. © MZ/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:29
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Randy Newman
- Composer: Randy Newman
- Label: Nonesuch
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Nonesuch Records Inc.
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