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Various Artists - 16 Lovers Lane (CD)
John Willsteed, Grant Mclennan, Amanda Brown, Lindy Morrison, Robert Forster; Performed by …
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R398
Discovery Miles 3 980
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The sixth Go-Betweens record (and their last before a 12-year
hiatus), 16 LOVERS LANE, is not only one of the band's finest
albums, it's a remarkable collection of love songs. Focusing on the
bittersweet side of romance, vocalist/guitarists Grant McLennan and
Robert Forster write with a clear-eyed, unflinching intensity that
draws listeners into their narratives of loss and redemption.
Moving back to their native Australia, the group abandoned a
short-lived experiment with programming and synthesizers begun on
their previous album, and returned to a more organic sound that,
accompanied by crisp production, gives this outing a bracing,
undated immediacy. Everything here is a gem (including the
supremely catchy near-hit "Streets of Your Town"), but perhaps
shining most brightly are "Love Is a Sign" and "Dive for Your
Memory". The first features Amanda Brown's violin intertwining with
chiming guitars as Forster's lyrics depict the vapour trail of a
collapsing long-distance relationship. The second, a tale of
poignant longing, has harmonised vocals and a mournful oboe
colouring the spare, largely acoustic arrangement. One of pop
music's masterpieces, 16 LOVERS LANE is a record that people with
even a passing interest in the form owe it to themselves to own.
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