Further Complications

[alonewiththemoon]

I downloaded the new Jarvis Cocker solo album, Further Complications.  It's produced by Steve Albini, and when that works, it works really well, and when it doesn't work... well, there's worse music out there, but it's not good.  I'd chalk this one up to experimentation and hope he finds his way for the next album.  Still there's a couple of great tracks in what I've listened to so far, including Leftovers with its classic Jarvis Cocker dry sexy wit:

I met her in the museum of paleontology
And I make no bones about it
I said if you wish to study dinosaurs,
I know a specimen whose interest is undoubted

Trapped in a body that is failing me
Well, please allow me to be succinct
I wanna love you whilst we both still have flesh upon our bones
Before we both become extinct

Like Nick Cave, Jarvis is facing being a middle aged man/rock star through his music.  They'd make a great double bill these days, especially with the garage rock influence provided by Albini on Jarvis.
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I met her in the museum of paleontology

[anechoic.livejournal.com]

See also: King Crimson, "Dinosaur"

Long ago and far away in a different age
When I was a dumb young guy
Fossilized photos of my life then
Illustrate what an easy prey I must have been
Standing in the sun, idiot savant
Something like a monument
I'm a dinosaur, somebody's digging my bones

[bintblue.livejournal.com]

Just the other day I got 'Common People" in my head and had to pull out my old Pulp cassette (yeah, I know, I know). I forgot how good they were. I'll keep an ear out for his solo stuff.