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Rating: My Latest Novel come from the only part of the United Kingdom that still seems to show signs of life(vitality): Scotland. Their music is a tasty and often personal blend of various elements, all nonetheless of a distinctly folk origin. There are nods to traditional folk, the delicacies of Belle and Sebastian, a certain Arcade Fire epicness, and American folk viewed through an Albion lens like Mojave 3, but what seems to set these compositions apart and give them a distinct character is the relationship between the vocal and instrumental parts.
My Latest Novel indeed calmly ignore the classic verse-chorus-verse structure, inserting long instrumental sections into practically every possible variant. At the beginning of the piece, as an intro, in the middle, at the end, all to transcend the narrow boundaries of the pop song. The instrumental parts are often beautiful, adorned with violins and acoustic instrumentation. The vocal parts, always melodic and captivating, bring back the familiarity of pop.
The blend doesn’t always work perfectly, particularly when it strays too far from the balance and measure that characterize the album, especially in the spoken part of "The Job Mr. Kurz Done" or the excess of "When We Were Wolves". However, the desire to follow a personal path that could yield interesting results in the future is convincing and evident in tracks like the almost instrumental "Ghost in the Gutter", the captivating "Lego", and the delicate "The Hope Edition".
A very valid debut with interesting room for improvement.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Ghost in the Gutter (06:32)
You've fallen in love with yourself now,
And what have you done?
At least all the love that you put out
You get in return
You've fallen in love with yourself now,
And what have you done?
At least all the love that you put out
You get in return
Ghost in the gutter, doesn't really matter
Ghost in the gutter, doesn't really matter
Ghost in the gutter, doesn't really matter
Ghost in the gutter, doesn't really matter
Ghost in the gutter, (Ghost in) doesn't really matter (the gutter)
Ghost in the gutter, (doesn't) doesn't really matter (really matter)
Ghost in the gutter, (Ghost in) doesn't really matter (the gutter)
Ghost in the gutter, (doesn't) doesn't really matter (really matter)
Ghost in the gutter, (Ghost in) doesn't really matter (the gutter)
Ghost in the gutter, (doesn't) doesn't really matter (really matter)
Ghost in the gutter, (Ghost in) doesn't really matter (the gutter)
Ghost in the gutter, (doesn't) doesn't really matter (really matter)
06 Sister Sneaker Sister Soul (06:00)
I only know her first name
I only know her by her fame
It seems to hide in my brain
Run away with a broken moment
Hide away and wait for me in my dreams
Dreams of me and my girl
Carrie comes with a copied promise
Stay awake all night and she can be free
To tell me everything is true
Sunshine comes and steals my night time
Flowers wave and the try and liberate me
Hiding away from her dreams
Ba ba da ba ba ba ba (x4)
Stay awake and hide from Carrie
She comes along and she sings to me in my dreams
Haunting me in my view
Crash again into her morning
I'm all alone in the restlessness of her pain
Free from all of her style
Juxtaposed with the light of sunshine
I hide away from her political view
Flowers that liberate me
Go to sleep and await the night time
Hiding from the light that she brings with her
Policies of the worst
I only know her first name
I only know her by her fame
It seems to hide in my brain
Get up early to sit and sip wine
Flowers say that everything will be fine
Just like all the old times
07 When We Were Wolves (04:13)
When we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves
When we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves
When we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves
When we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves
And we run, and we hide, and we hid, and we ran
And we hide in lightless rooms
And we banged on our pianos,
La la la, la la la
And we run, and we hide, and we hid, and we ran
And we hide in lightless rooms
And we banged on our pianos,
La la la, la la la
Wolves
Hey!
When we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves
When we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves, when we were wolves
And we run, and we hide, and we hid, and we ran
And we hide in lightless rooms
And we banged on our pianos,
La la la, la la la
And we run, and we hide, and we hid, and we ran
And we hide in lightless rooms
And we banged on our pianos,
La la la, la la la
And we run, and we hide, and we ran, and we hid,
(La la la, la la la) And we run, and we hide,
and we ran, and we hid,
(La la la, la la la) And we run, and we hide,
and we ran, and we hid,
(La la la, la la la) And we run, and we hide,
and we ran, and we hid,
(La la la, la la la) And we run, and we hide,
and we ran, and we hid,
(La la la, la la la) And we run, and we hide,
(La la la, la la la) and we ran, and we hid,
(La la la, la la la) And we run, and we hide,
(La la la, la la la) And we ran, and we hid,
And we banged on our pianos, la la la
10 The Reputation of Ross Francis (02:59)
Do you really think that you deserve to pass
Said the angel to our hero at the last
If you give me but a moment to explain
I can prove my life hasn't been in vain
It's true I may have lied to wriggle free
Of many of my life's little awkward situations
The lives I've touched are frivolous or few
A savior I've been called, and it's justified, it's true
Please, sir
If you let me in I'll prove sir
I'll fight by tooth and nail
By crook by crook to dispel
Fight by tooth and nail
By crook by crook to dispel
All these myths and fabrications, fables
How I've changed, oh how I've changed, oh please, sir
A crowd was gathering outside the gates
And Ross' tales made them gawk and gape
Riddles told of travels, tales of grace
From tears of joy, smiles, on every waiting face
Illustrious his stories to the end
The people gathered round their effervescent friend
As heaven's gates swung to let him in
He e'en crossed his fingers and allowed himself a grin
Please, sir
If you let me in I'll prove sir
I'll fight by tooth and nail
By crook by crook to dispel
Fight by tooth and nail
By crook by crook to dispel
All these myths and fabrications, fables
How I've changed, oh how I've changed, oh please, sir
All these myths and fabrications, fables
How I've changed, oh how I've changed, oh please, sir
All these myths and fabrications, fables
How I've changed, oh how I've changed
Please, sir
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