S J Birkill
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'Q' review - Re: Midnight Voices - the CD
« Reply #100: 17.04.08 at 18:32 » |
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Nobody's mentioned this one, so here goes: 'Q' magazine, May 2008 Pete Atkin - Midnight Voices - Hillside Music - *** TV's Clive James has his '70s songs reworked. Really. Before finding fame as a TV presenter, author and critic, Clive James spent the early '70s co-writing the lyrics on six albums by Pete Atkin, which earned the duo a cult following - and the patronage of John Peel - but few sales. Atkin has now re-recorded the pick of this material with a new band, revealing a strong set of songs that have aged well. James's carefully chosen words owe more to poetry than rock lyrics and are allowed to breathe by the sparsely downbeat, jazz-inflected arrangements. It's unlikely to bring Atkin any more success than first time around, but is still frequently beguiling. -- Phil Mongredien Download: Laughing Boy.
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