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Kilgour ,David: Bobbie's a girl | |
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David Kilgour’s 11th solo album (2019), Bobbie’s a girl is a quieter affair than fans may associate with the pioneer of New Zealand indie rock. “I tended to shy away from too much guitar playing for a point of difference and to mix things up for myself a little,” Kilgour continues.
Largely missing the jangly distortion of Kilgour’s other work, the album’s ten songs exude a hazy warmth, with a light psychedelia that recalls the ’60s outfits like The Byrds andThe Velvet Underground. Opener “Entrance” floats wordlessly on acoustic guitar, whose ringing chords slightly mask the deft fingerpicking beneath it. “Smoke you right out of here” picks up the pace, but “Crawler” rolls in like a storm, its organ and fingerpicked guitars creating an ominous sound until a chorus of “aaaahs” lightens the mood. Only four songs have lyrics. “I kind of wanted a rest from verbalizing everything, like listening to yourself going, ‘Blah blah blah blah...,” Kilgour says. The guitar quietly shimmering between channels, the music seems to speak more than the words. 1. Entrance 2. Smoke you right out of here 3. Crawler 4. Threads 5. Coming in from nowhere now 6. Spotlight 7. Swan loop 8. If you were here and I was there 9. Looks like I'm running out 10. Ngapara |
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