Good habits

At some point you have to explain why we make such a fuss about the fat man and his band, why do we spin almost when Charles Thompson aka. Younger generations times Frank Black aka. Black Francis his old cronies gathered around him, with a little luck, someone his job advertisement looking short time bassist with minimal ego and maximum endurance positively answered and all together then getting ready, about one and a half years to take a couple of songs and then packed in a an orange cardboard box, as the incredible, sensational return after more than twenty years to sell. The fascination of the Pixies can be outsiders and / or late-born probably hard to convey who the fabled Surfer Rosa resp. Come On Pilgrim and Doolittle have not set up in flames years ago, will have little sympathy for the circus, which is now organized around the twelve and a half late songs.

And certainly also many sworn Altelfe with current pieces is difficult to do, because, of course, after what felt like seventy Black's solo albums and several new appointments not expected the fire of the early years. Who is honest, which is even to admit that even Bossanova and Trompe le Monde already had their hangover Taking this as a comparative basis, Indie Cindy is actually a decent, become a good album. For Black and fellow bassist Paz Lenchantin was in the recordings not yet in service make every effort to bring the familiar, even after such a long time to sound. The guitar playing varies as usual between spreadable delicate Aloha (Magdalena 318, Ring The Bells) and windschiefem Riffrock (Indie Cindy and particularly beautiful: Blue Eyed Witch), there is the obligatory Spanish part (Andro Queen) and a few mediocre filler like Another Toe In The Ocean or Snakes.

Impressive as ever is Blacks use the microphone from pressed chanting about the constantly explore amazing, delicate falsetto up to the terrifying roar and screech, and more, the man with the self-confidence of a wrecking ball tests for his bizarre stories once again the resilience of its vocal cords. News? Not many. With Bagboy there uncharacteristically something spark in the special menu that leichtverdaulicheren, trendy things gratwandern close to too brave arbitrariness and Kim Deal is least painful in Background missed point. It would, however, that is clear, can get everything much worse (Billy Corgan makes it with his teen-rump force just before), even without rose-colored Fanbrille We must therefore thoroughly satisfied be stated: more usual than usual, hurray, they are still alive! mapambulo: blog