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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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Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer, FeaturedArtist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Author, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - Carole King, Composer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer, FeaturedArtist - ELVIS COSTELLO, Author, Producer - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Sebastian Krys, Producer - Burt Bacharach, Composer - ELVIS COSTELLO, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elvis Costello & The Imposters, MainArtist
℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
Album review
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
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:03
- Main artists: Elvis Costello
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2018 Elvis Costello ℗ 2018 Elvis Costello
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