July 22nd, 2013
Hi there. As we’ve emphatically entered festival season, the supply of new singles has slowed to the pace of My Bloody Valentine’s release schedule.
Help is at hand however, from a legend of a bygone indie era. Johnny Borrell is back with a solo album entitled
Borrell 1. At the heart of this record is a work of epic genius/folly: ‘Erotic Letter’.
Sadly, this ode to getting a nude picture in the post has been widely slammed, which seems tragic given its creator’s desire to assume his rightful place in the musical canon. To redress the balance of karma towards a track that had me mesmerised in bemused appreciation, it seemed fitting to review ‘Erotic Letter’ from a different perspective: that of someone who would think it’s one of the best songs they’ve ever heard.