Album review
(Morning Star, September 20, 2009)
These former Bad Seeds have come a long way from their gothic roots. It is more a case of mellowing and maturing than selling out which has made them acceptable in the mainstream.
White Lunar includes soundtrack material from the 2005 Cave-penned The Proposition and The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. The skill is in the evocation of the cinematic moment, and the duo have captured the emotion of their subjects in spades.
The songs from forthcoming literary adaptation The Road are chilling, but the best work seems to come from The Girls Of Phnom Penh.
Subtle and feminine, the electrifying soundscapes of quiet desperation go towards making this whole record a real credit to these former enfants terribles.
Sunday 20 September 2009
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