Firstly, I am a very lazy bastard for not updating this blog in months, and after much self-degradation I have re-taken the helm and will continue my duties...
In the time that has passed since I last updated this blog, I have listened to lots of beautiful music and seen a handful of great gigs, such as Julian Casablancas, Modest Mouse and Julian Plenti. With all them resulting in brilliant nights out, it makes me happy that there are more gigs on my calendar. The one that stands out for me most is the lovely Adam Green, a man who I adore more than what is probably deemed as normal.
With 5 amazing albums under his belt, he has recently released a 6th, titled "Minor Love", and is about to embark on a UK tour to promote it. Myself and my dearest Ethan are going to the Cockpit in Leeds on Jan 31st and then to the local leg at the Club Academy in Manchester the day after, and after seeing him live 3 times previously, I'm really excited about what are almost certain to be fucking amazing gigs.
With that to look forward to, I'll come back to Adam's latest LP, one that is slightly shorter than his past efforts, but packed with songs filled with passion and a little more serious and soulful than his usual material.
One of his main strengths is his warm and baritone voice, which he puts to use as he croons through his sometimes nonsensical little tunes, either winning over the listener with his romanticism or just totally putting them off, as several of my friends have mentioned (wankers).
Its apparent that the man is usually fuelled on class A drugs, as his live performances show (there is a LOT of crowd interaction), but these songs display much more of a relaxed and reflective side to the singer/songwriter. Very Lou Reed-esque (as ever!) they are the kind of songs that you can listen to with a cup of tea and a cigarette as opposed to a bottle of whiskey and a joint (see "Drugs" from 4th album "Jacket Full of Danger").
Standout moments from "Minor Love" are, in my opinion: "Buddy Bradley", "Stadium Soul" with its tender and simple bassline, and "Lockout". Album closer "You Blacken My Stay" is a great way to end the record, and whilst it isn't filled with singles it still has "What Makes Him Act So Bad" which turns out to be nice little rock'n'roll song that you wouldn't be surprised to hear on the radio.
To be honest it was always going to be a biased review as I glorify the guy to a colossal extent, but I fucking love him so fuck it. A must for fans of Adam Green, but otherwise this one will just pass by relatively unnoticed.
Thursday 14 January 2010
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