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There is a whole song called “I Wish I Made That,” where he rattles off a series of songs that he wished he had made. How can you mock a man that rhythmically soothes with a listing of his shortcomings? He even includes a weak refashioning of Eminem’s “Stan” called “Loretta”—it too is about a crazy fan and the travails they undertake. Instead of Eminem’s trite sympathy, however, we have Smith?...
Pierce and Valtysdottir’s give-and-go on “Ground as Cold as Common,” with the two seemingly alternately forgetting that its their turn to sing is, again, a lovely piece of music, but the song lacks any oomph, and the refrain “So take your precious time / these bottles full of wine” ultimately feels empty...
...realized that listening to Mice Parade—with its beautiful, lush arrangements, its off-the-beaten-path rhythms and its ambitious song lengths—made me crave something dumb, something fast, something to the point; specifically, “Can’t Stand Losing...
...divergence here is in the theory behind a song; with The Police, each song is about something, usually something painfully obvious. Mice Parade is the antithesis of this style, pushing forth a mood, a feeling, on each track—more poetry than prose. There’s nothing wrong with “Bem-Vinda,” per se, and it’s certainly intriguing, but it just fails to captivate. For some reason, it comes off as indecisive rather than complex...
...past recordings , whose other alter-egos include Palace and Palace Music (with brother Neil). Sweeney, whose past work includes stints with the Billy Corgan project Zwan and Guided By Voices, is indeed present on the album (and even more-so in their live performance), but each song forces Oldham to come powerfully to the fore. Sweeney is given credit for the music, and Oldham for the words, but either Sweeney has greater sonic similarities to the “Prince” than he used to, or Oldham has a firm hand in more than his credits suggest. Whatever...