Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells A Story
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Features Disc of the day
The Neil Cowley Trio
Loud... Louder... Stop!
(CAKE, 2008)
Brit threesome's second LP serves up jazz for Radiohead fans.
For most rock fans jazz remains a closed shop. For those looking for a way in, however, The Neil Cowley Trio offer the perfect entrée with this second album, whose sonic palette draws on Radiohead at their most pernicious and Keith Jarrett's concentrated piano pounding in equal measure. In truth, these reference points neglect to convey the sheer joy that so often courses through this well-paced 10-track affair. Moments of sweat-browed intensity (the Kid A infused opener His Nibs, the transfixing Dinosaur Die, the math-rocking Captain Backfire) are matched by light-hearted, spirited touches (the polka-skank of Ginger Sheep, the bumptious We Are Here To Make Plastic), and flights of neo-classical beauty (the swelling Synaesthesia Traffic). Such is the fluidity in evidence that pianist Cowley, double bassist Richard Sandler and drummer Evan Jenkins must be applauded for producing one of the freshest, most uplifting albums of recent times regardless of genre. A modern classic.
Phil Alexander
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 6:00 AM GMT 02/09/2010
Further Listening
The Blessing - All Is Yes (CAKE, 2008)
Neil Cowley Trio - Radio Silence (Hide Inside/Naim Jazz, 2010)
Polar Bear - Peepers (Leaf, 2010)
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