As Love From London reinforces, he’s not relying on cleverness or humor as a crutch; even when he’s using elaborate imagery to explore a very simple feeling or situation, his sincerity never wavers.
Love From London is by no means an Earth-shaking or life-changing record, but its virtues are plentiful, and so well balanced that its title is by equal measures sarcastic and sincere
Love from London shows that far from resting on his laurels he’s still evolving as an artist, making music vital enough to be enjoyed on its own, highly personal terms.
Love from London can be thought of as a gallery of bright watercolors with more portentous shades nestled in the background, or perhaps looming just off canvas.
Released after his sixtieth birthday, this album demonstrates just how inventive a musician Hitchcock continues to be, amounting to one of his best ever releases. The psychodelia has been toned down and the compositions mine new territory in the sense that they are his catchiest collection of tracks he has put together. Album highlights include the Beatles-esque ‘Stupefied’, lead single ‘Be Still’, and his indie pop ‘Devil on a String’. Best of all however ... read more