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Track Listing
1. Runaway
2. Soft Asylum (No Way Out)
3. Fountain of Youth
4. Hidden Hand
5. Dream in Color
6. Chain Lightning
7. Raise the Spirit
8. Same Blue Devils
9. Killing a Dead Man
10. Johnny Guitar
11. Return to Love
12. So Much
| Details | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Either as a solo act or with his old band, Grant Lee Buffalo, Grant Lee Phillips has been making high-quality records for so long it's easy to forget that his records are so good. STRANGELET returns him to original compositions--after the covers experiment NINETEENEIGHTIES--and while overtly referential at times (he openly cops the guitar riffs and vocal phrasing of Marc Bolan on a few tracks), the songwriting, performances, and production choices are all stellar. Fans of mournful, understated, folk-tinged indie rock looking for a new hero since Elliot Smith's untimely death, need look no further.
Industry Reviews
4 stars out of 5 -- From the graceful strings on 'Dream In Colour' to the coy tenor ukulele on 'Fountain Of Youth'...there's much to savour.
STRANGELET juxtaposes naturalistic, stream-of-consciousness reveries with a guns-and-guitars, B-movie sensibility...
3 stars out of 5 -- STRANGELET lines itself with soft sunshine tunes that sit midway between Neil Young and R.E.M..
3.5 stars out of 5 -- His charming imitations of T. Rex's woozy glam pop, as on 'Raise The Spirit,' could spur Marc Bolan to bolt from the grave and join in.
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