Brown Norwegian cheese
Don't worry who you do
And do not please

Nightjar wrote:

Brown Norwegian cheese
Don't worry who you do
And do not please

I think this is one of my favourite lyrics of all time.

Track 9 - The Common Snipe.

Icelandic?

Dramatic chorus.

Syn-drums.

Cassowary mention.

And what is up with the shoebill stork?
It looks like it's about to stab you with a fork
And yet apparently it's highly prized
Perhaps because its beak is very large in size

Final track.

Arguably the best on the album.

Guess who this about.

Last track - Touch and Go.

Very interesting subject matter.

Very beautiful song.

I always meant to ask the Countess about the lyrical content.

What have they been telling you
About the way things are?
Could you have foreseen back then
That you would come this far?
It was touch and go there for a while
Don't you agree?

Did you play with Barbie dolls
When no one else was around?
Pardon me if I sound ignorant
But the change is so profound
What was going through your head
As they struck you down to the ground?

What they think is patriotic
Barely passes for robotic
And not one of them could last
Three minutes in your shoes
The darkness almost swallowed you up
That must have been quite a case of the blues

I know that I'm supposed to be
Incensed by what they say you've done
But I only feel compassion 'cause
They're liars, every one
You've been keeping secrets all your life
But now you are done

Chelsea is a butterfly, she metamorphosised
You can't catch her with your net
'Cause she is free inside
You can't stop the progress of the truth
Try as you might
You can't stop the progress of the truth
Try as you might

Soaring, lush coda...

Odd Speak-and-Spell and vintage vocal toy ending...

It is over.

It was a pleasant, solid album that needed some of the tracks to be shorter.

Now to look back at the thread and see what everybody else made of it.

I shall give it 4 stars.

Well, Johnno does go on a bit and his queer schtick can get a little tiresome, despite being pretty funny on a fair few occasions.

After four solo albums and a pre-solo career with The Czars lasting donkey's years I feel he's still trying to, and only partially, maturing.

Still, I'm a fan and have - despite it being a strong candidate for his weakest album - have enjoyed listening to it again.

A bit like that last Arcade Fire we did.

★★★★