Ex-leader of The Soft Boys, The Egyptians and The Venus Three, Robyn Hitchcock, released his twenty-first album The Man Upstairs. It's ten songs; five Hitchcock originals and five covers. He covers The Psychedelic Furs' "The Ghost In You" (which Hitchcock has covered since the 80's), Roxy Music's "To Turn You On", The Doors' "Crystal Ship", Grant Lee Philips' "Don't Look Down" and I Was A King's "Ferries". The album was produced by the legendary Joe Boyd (Pink Floyd, R.E.M., Cool It Reba) and features cover art by Gillian Welch. The best tracks on this are "San Francisco Patrol" and "Trouble In Blood". The album fits alongside Robyn's several acoustic albums and is a fine addition to an already wonderful back catalog.
Here's the video review:
Thanks to: Doug Mashkow.
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