Robyn Hitchcock

Those who fondly recall the days when a Robyn Hitchcock release was synonymous with jangly guitars, crisp harmonies and off-kilter lyrics will take to "Ole! Tarantula" like a long lost friend. Augmented by the Venus 3 (REM's Peter Buck, the Young Fresh Fellows Scott McCaughey and Bill Rieflin) Hitchock sounds stunning. Check out the harmonies on "Underground Sun" or the tinkling piano on "Belltown Bramble" -- now that's a slice of heaven!

The Venus 3 -- guitarist Peter Buck, drummer Bill Rieflin and Scott McCaughey on bass and
other stuff -- are most of the Minus 5. They are also the best electric band British
singer-fabulist Robyn Hitchcock has had since the Soft Boys. Hitchcock has a knockout gift
for Beatlesque melodicism, and the Venus 3 rev it up here with a beat-combo drive and
star-shine twang that sound like Murmur in space. Hitchcock's deft lyric blend o... More >