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Elvis Costello|Look Now (Deluxe Edition)

Look Now (Deluxe Edition)

Elvis Costello & The Imposters

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From the release of his debut album, My Aim Is True, in 1977, Elvis Costello expressed his musical gluttony by mixing explosive pub rock, reggae tones, almost country-like ballads and pop songs sculpted with crystalline arpeggios. It was this eclecticism that allowed him to work with people as diverse as George Jones (the godfather of country music), Burt Bacharach (the master of pop lounge), the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, the jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, and even the rappers from The Roots, just to name a few… Forty years later, the elusive spectacled Brit (having always been fond of concept albums), releases Look Now with the Imposters, featuring Steve Nieve on keyboards, Davey Faragher on bass and Pete Thomas (already the drummer of his group Attractions). This group, with whom he recorded Momofuku in 2008, give him the chance to get his writing pen out once again… and it’s as sharp as ever. Here he has shared the writing responsibilities with the great Carole King on Burnt Sugar Is so Bitter, co-written 25 years earlier, as well as with Bacharach on Photographs Can Lie and Don't Look Now. Once again, it feels like Costello is searching for the perfect pop song. He takes an approach that screams 1960s. However, the timelessness of the album anchors the songwriter well in his time, in 2018. Costello succeeds in writing melodies and lyrics that stick in his listeners’ heads. A good song, as we all know, is ageless and Elvis Costello certainly reminds us of that here... © Marc Zisman/Qobuz

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1
Under Lime
00:05:34

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

2
Don't Look Now
00:02:28

Sebastian Krys, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer, FeaturedArtist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Author, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

3
Burnt Sugar Is So Bitter
00:04:16

Sebastian Krys, Producer - Carole King, Composer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

4
Stripping Paper
00:03:52

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

5
Unwanted Number
00:03:33

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

6
I Let The Sun Go Down
00:04:26

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

7
Mr. & Mrs. Hush
00:03:46

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

8
Photographs Can Lie
00:03:38

Sebastian Krys, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer, FeaturedArtist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Author, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

9
Dishonor The Stars
00:03:18

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

10
Suspect My Tears
00:04:49

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

11
Why Won't Heaven Help Me?
00:03:22

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

12
He's Given Me Things
00:04:08

Sebastian Krys, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

DISC 2

1
Isabelle In Tears
00:04:01

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

2
Adieu Paris (L'Envie Des Etoiles)
00:03:33

Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

3
The Final Mrs. Curtain
00:02:59

ELVIS COSTELLO, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist

℗ 2018 Elvis Costello

4
You Shouldn’t Look At Me That Way (From The Motion Picture “Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool”)
00:04:30

Pete Thomas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Faragher, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer - John Paterno, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Nieve, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ELVIS COSTELLO, String Arranger, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Recording Arranger, Celesta, Piano luthéal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Brad Turner, Cornet, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Silveira, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guillaume Lejault, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finn Manniche, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mark Ferris, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Yun Jung, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Cameron Wilson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Takizawa, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Lee, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Domagoj Ivanovic, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicole Walker, Participant - Ken Lin, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Dorfer, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Isabelle Roland, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Olivia Blander, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mark McGregor, Alto Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Les Kasprzak, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - AK Coope, Bass Clarinet, AssociatedPerformer - Spencer Bleasdale, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 2017 Elvis Costello

Album review

From the release of his debut album, My Aim Is True, in 1977, Elvis Costello expressed his musical gluttony by mixing explosive pub rock, reggae tones, almost country-like ballads and pop songs sculpted with crystalline arpeggios. It was this eclecticism that allowed him to work with people as diverse as George Jones (the godfather of country music), Burt Bacharach (the master of pop lounge), the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, the jazz guitarist Bill Frisell, and even the rappers from The Roots, just to name a few… Forty years later, the elusive spectacled Brit (having always been fond of concept albums), releases Look Now with the Imposters, featuring Steve Nieve on keyboards, Davey Faragher on bass and Pete Thomas (already the drummer of his group Attractions). This group, with whom he recorded Momofuku in 2008, give him the chance to get his writing pen out once again… and it’s as sharp as ever. Here he has shared the writing responsibilities with the great Carole King on Burnt Sugar Is so Bitter, co-written 25 years earlier, as well as with Bacharach on Photographs Can Lie and Don't Look Now. Once again, it feels like Costello is searching for the perfect pop song. He takes an approach that screams 1960s. However, the timelessness of the album anchors the songwriter well in his time, in 2018. Costello succeeds in writing melodies and lyrics that stick in his listeners’ heads. A good song, as we all know, is ageless and Elvis Costello certainly reminds us of that here... © Marc Zisman/Qobuz

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