5 ...according to our Clinton on 28 November 2006.
Clint here with the new Mice Parade First and foremost this week
we have their brand new long player 'Bem-Vinda Vontade'. Sometimes I feel like
standing on the roof of Norman Towers and screaming to passers by about the
genius of this band. Why they aren't more worshipped I do not know. They
contain the world's greatest drummer (and I'm including Phil Collins in this)
they have made several brilliant albums, they often (as on this album) contain
the sweet vocals of the lady from Mum and they make the kind of complicated yet
accessible folky post rock that people hope to find in Fourtet's records. Opener
'Warm Hand in Farmland' is a dream come true. Everything I've been hoping to
hear in music for the past 3 years in one track. Beautiful multi layered neo
classical acoustic guitars, spiralling melodies, rampant drums, misery vocals.
Its 'September Reverse' by Gastr Del Sol updated for 2005. The rest of the album
follows along neatly with a much more 'pop' approach than before and so never
really falls into the slightly muso territory that maybe has marred some of
their other work (see also: Tortoise). Highly recommended CD & LP on Fat
Cat.
