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New Music: Patrick Wolf: "The Marriage"

Patrick Wolf apparently became obsessed with ABC's The Lexicon of Love right around the same time I did, which made The Magic Position a more agreeable listen than anticipated. B-side "The Marriage" has a similar affinity for ambitious arrangement and luxurious vocalizing, but doesn't pilfer the Trevor Horn orchestrics, instead constructing its crescendo out of accordion, keyboard malfunctions, and chaotic beats. Yet all the garage-sale instrumentation can't undercut Patrick Wolf's love for the thee-ah-terr, which agreeably makes the song more showtune than Xiu Xiu.



[from "The Magic Position" single; out now on Loog]

Posted by Rob Mitchum on Wed: 05-23-07: 10:45 AM CDT | Digg this article | Add to del.icio.us | Permalink
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