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Disco de The Divine Comedy: “Absent Friends [Japan Bonus Track]”
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Absent Friends [Japan Bonus Track] |
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Fecha de Publicación:2004-03-29
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Tipo:Desconocido
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Género:Adult Alternative, Alternative Rock
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Sello Discográfico:EMI
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Letras Explícitas:Si
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UPC:4988006817920
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With {^Absent Friends}, {$Neil Hannon} returns to the glorious whimsical form of his crooning {\pop} masterpieces. While {^Regeneration} seemed mired in murkiness and awkwardly styled angry tunes, and some wondered if {$Hannon} would recover from sacking his bandmates, {^Absent Friends} sees {$Hannon} blending the finest themes of his previous albums into a gorgeous, mature tapestry of musical adventures. Longtime associate {$Jobi Talbot} lends his usual magic and {^Regeneration} producer {$Nigel Godrich} stays on as mixer, allowing {$Hannon} to expertly man the production boards himself. Album closer {&"Charmed Life,"} which marries twinkling pianos with airy orchestration and a thoroughly jolly sense of self-discovery, is perhaps most indicative of {$Hannon}'s rediscovered optimism. The song perfectly blends the light, literary style of {^Promenade} and {^Liberation}, but with the added crunch and bombast of {$Hannon}'s West End-leaning {^Casanova} and {^Fin de Siècle}. {&"Sticks & Stones"} also traverses {^Casanova} territory, while {&"Come Home Billy Bird,"} {&"Absent Friends,"} and {&"The Happy Goth"} all feel like souped-up versions of {^Promenade} and {^Liberation} tunes. {&"Come Home Billy Bird"} seems like the mature artist's version of {&"Bernice Bobs Her Hair."} Where {$Hannon} sang of schoolgirl pettiness on the latter, he moves onto the problems business travel causes family life on the former. Thus, {$Hannon} has found a way to mix semi-autobiographical subject matter with the witty {\pop} melodies that are his bread and butter. As always, it's {$Hannon}'s superb wit and impeccable sense of timing that allow him to mingle delicate and simultaneously revelatory turns of phrase for maximum emotional and musical effect. Who else could pull off a touching yet hilarious song like {&"The Happy Goth,"} where {$Hannon} sings of lonely yet happy young lady "who wears Doc Martens and a heavy cross"? It is perhaps {&"Our Mutual Friend"} that really drives home the confidence and sublime nature of {$Hannon}'s songwriting and execution at this stage of his career. {$Hannon} had mined the {\orchestral} strings and {\minimalism} of composer and associate {$Michael Nyman} in the past, but {&"Our Mutual Friend"} is his finest stab at merging {$Nyman}-like strings and rhythm with devastating, dramatic vocals. Singing of infidelity and the damage it causes, {$Hannon} sounds absolutely floored. In an interview with {%Kitty Empire} talking of his aspirations going into the album's recording, {$Hannon} claimed he simply wanted to create a beautiful album, one that "sounds gorgeous on [his] stereo, with a roaring fire and a glass of sherry and a Labrador at [his] feet." With the thrilling and poignant {^Absent Friends}, he has more than succeeded. It ranks high among his finest albums. [A Japanese version added a bonus track.] ~ Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide
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