King_Creosote-Flick_The_Vs-(Limited_Edition)-2CD-2009-404

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404

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85,05 MB

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15

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2009-06-03

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ARTiST: King Creosote
ALBUM: Flick the Vs
BiTRATE: 172kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Domino
GENRE: Indie
SiZE: 89.17 megs
PLAYTiME: 1h 07min 55sec total
RiP DATE: 2009-05-15
STORE DATE: 2009-04-24

Track List: Disc #1/2
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01. No One Had It Better             7:25
02. Two Frocks At A Wedding          5:44
03. Camels Swapped For Wives         3:51
04. No Way She Exists                4:22
05. Fell An Ox                       4:48
06. Coast On By                      3:32
07. Nothing Rings True               3:53
08. Curtain Craft                    4:00
09. Rims                             4:56
10. Saw Circular Prowess             4:23

Track List: Disc #2/2
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01. Here On My Own                   4:42
02. Diamantina Drover                4:34
03. Admission No. 9                  3:56
04. I Awoke                          3:15
05. I Believe It's True              4:34

Release Notes:
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In a world where uncoolness can mean cool and zany uniqueness is two-a-penny,
you might expect the original zany nerd King Creosote to be swallowed up. But
despite some un-radio-friendly song titles (Saw Circular Prowess anyone?) and
lyrics professing ''you've seen me wading through reviews I don't deserve'', his
new album Flick The Vs simply does deserve the plaudits û it's an absolute
corker.

Creosote, a.k.a. Kenny Anderson's, self-declared fifth album charms from the
word go with lilting Scottish vocals and pace and style changes that keep you
guessing. Two Frocks At A Wedding is hauntingly delicate, while Camels Swapped
For Wives is a slow burner that builds to a crescendo that simply begs for some
car karaoke.

Opener No One Had It Better wouldn't be out of place on Skins, while the
appropriately named Fell An Ox could soundtrack a nature programme (and that way
you might get away with omitting kooky lyrics like ''perfume makes me sneeze,
among other allergies'').

Rims provides a Ceilidh hoedown Lily Allen could only dream of, as well as a
perplexing combination of depressing lyrics (''I am the worst'') laid over the
most upbeat of melodies. Closer Saw Circular Prowess is just epic and Nothing
Rings True twinkles amongst the others like a delicate jewel.

If there is a whinge, it's that some of the tracks are a tad on the lengthy side
û aforementioned Travis and Lady Gaga lovechild No One Had It Better clocks in
at nearly seven minutes long û but when the content's this good you can't really
complain. Let's just say it's no surprise rip-roaring first single Coast On By
got named Single Of The Week on Radio 2.

Released off the back of the Anstruther weekend festival Homegame, organised by
the man himself and his Fence Collective pals, don't be surprised if Flick The
Vs makes the notoriously publicity-shy Anderson more popular than the stuff of
his worst nightmares.

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