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Artist......: Baxter Dury
Album.......: Allbarone
Label.......: Heavenly Recordings
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: HVNLP235CD
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2025-11-30
Str.date....: 2025-09-12
Quality.....: 896 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://www.baxterdury.uk
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1. Allbarone 4:29
2. Schadenfreude 3:30
3. Kubla Khan 3:08
4. Alpha Dog 4:30
5. The Other Me 2:13
6. Hapsburg 4:50
7. Return Of The Sharp Heads 5:05
8. Mockingjay 3:01
9. Mr W4 3:49
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,: He's a nylon God, he's a fantasy, he's Mr W4. Son of Ian, cult :,
: icon and the boy on the cover of 'New Boots and Panties!!' - :
:' Baxter Dury's ninth studio album proves he is certainly more ':
,: than all those things. :,
: :
:' Forever genre-bending, Dury's mediocre bar-chain inspired ':
,: record is far from mediocre. Always curious, quirky and straight :,
: up fucking cool, Baxter is back with a fresh electronic twist on :
:' his signature spoken word swagger. ':
,: :,
: Produced with Paul Epworth following a barnstorming display at :
:' the Park at Glastonbury in 2024, Baxter Dury's dance era is ':
,: here, and it is extravagant and mindboggling, outrageous and :,
: confusing and sometimes just downright ridiculous. :
:' ':
,: You're welcomed to 'Allbarone' by the title-track. A statement :,
: of a lead single. A head bopper. It does make you want to bust :
:' out the dad dance moves he's doing on that boat in the music ':
,: video. Helped along the way by his new right hand, frequent :,
: collaborator JGrrey, there's something quite special about a :
:' speaker pumping dance track with Baxter Dury talking about a ':
,: bar whilst pronouncing its name like a pretentious second-home :,
: owner or a confused gran. It is a hit. :
:' ':
,: You're thrown straight into 'Schadenfreude', a spacey, :,
: synth-ridden extra-terrestrial banger. He's got 'Schadenfreude'. :
:' Sometimes I'm not entirely sure what he's on about. In the ':
,: video, I'm confused as to why people are doing backflips on MDMA :,
: and I'm even more confused as to why he's on a cheap flight to :
:' Lithuania. But again, it is an absolute trip. ':
,: :,
: Groovy and punchy, 'Kubla Khan' is a foot-stomper packed with :
:' another fun, batshit instrumental. 'Alpha Dog' comes equipped ':
,: with one of the most enjoyable, singalong choruses the record :,
: has to offer. Yet another song you'll find yourself clapping :
:' along to in the street. Textbook Baxter lyricism, but now you ':
,: can really dance as you laugh at a clever quip. :,
: :
:' The grungy bassline led 'The Other Me' differs from what ':
,: otherwise is a perfectly flowing record. A stopgap, if you like, :,
: from the type of banger that kicked off the album. The track is :
:' jam-packed with haunting backing vocals, that 'yayaya' feels ':
,: like something out of a low-budget horror (in a good way). Short :,
: but sweet, the guest vocals are again a highlight on this one. :
:' ':
,: 'Hapsburg'. Perhaps the pinnacle of Baxter's new-found sound. :,
: Atmospheric choruses, a beat to step to and, of course, peak :
:' Baxter Dury songwriting. I bet you never thought you'd find ':
,: yourself dancing to a song with lines mentioning such things as :,
: 'fat duck fuckers' and 'the international fuck omelette' - or at :
:' least that's what I think I'm hearing, maybe that'll be a Peter ':
,: Kay gag one day if I'm wrong. :,
: :
:' 'Return of the Sharp Heads' is a superb single. JGrrey once ':
,: more showcases immense talent. It's a mover. It's a toetapper. :,
: It is Baxter all over as he pokes fun at modern pretension and :
:' those swanning around London in 'signet rings, boiler suits, ':
,: vintage cashmere'. You will sing along, catch yourself screaming :,
: "IS THIS THE WRONG FLOOR?". Watch out for them soul fuckers and :
:' their beige, or gold lapels. ':
,: :,
: The record does come with its ultimate banger though, in the :
:' form of 'Mockingjay'. Otherworldly. Crisp backing vocals with ':
,: Baxter at his loudest and perhaps most raw. Making a claim for :,
: perhaps his best work ever let alone the best work on :
:' 'Allbarone', 'Mockingjay' is prime Dury. It is everything this ':
,: album set out to be. :,
: :
:' As we're played out by the floaty 'Mr W4' - a short showing of ':
,: Baxter Dury's staple wit and charm. It is time to leave :,
: 'Allbarone', it is no longer a bar but an album of banging :
:' beats, humour and absurd lyricism. It is an album that doesn't ':
,: take itself too seriously. But you should, because what Baxter :,
: Dury has made here is a late career renaissance album - though :
:' he never lost it. He's crafted perhaps his finest work, in his ':
,: mid-fifties. So, tell me, are you coming to Allbarone? (Tyler :,
: Wright/Clunk Magazine) :
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