Lloyd Cole
Music in a Foreign Language
My Other Life
My Alibi
Brazil (5 out of 5 stars) Ever Sensible, English Songwriter offers Equal Servings of Experienced Skill (the not-so minimalist Exquisite Stab at production), Eager Stoicism (a new twist on the legendary Cole irony), Elusive Sincerity ( No More Love Songs ), and Enigmatic Sentimentality ( Cutting Out ) that will not alienate his once-Emotionally Stifled core following of Eighties Students from the Rattlesnakes days and has already Earned Stars from reviewers (the Employed Sort .). There s even an Edgy Standard ( People Ain t No Good , by Nick Cave), and some Exceptional Singing pops up as well. Whether there Exists Some Empathetic Sadness in Shelf Life is Entirely Subjective. Add the Ever So Effective Strumming of Lloyd and Erstwhile Sideman Neil Clark, and the End Sum is an Excellent Sixth Solo Effort! (Etc. Stands as an Editorial Supplement for the Negatives , and I note but do not include Electronic Sco