Songs Of You & Me, by Chris Knox

Songs Of You & Me

by Chris Knox

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jxtrbtk With years, my tolerance to noise decreased. I love this album because I loved it in my twenties and can still listen to it in my fifties without a headache. Favorite track: A Song To Welcome The Onset Of Maturity.

Levrikon Amazingly strange, languid pop sort of vaguely in the style of Serge Gainsbourg. Instead of a rhythm section, Knox sings and plays guitar against a backing track of short sound loops - clicks, scrapes, etc. - which is a style I don't think I've heard before. Favorite track: Belly-Up & Grinning.

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1.	Vol Au Vent 03:02	buy track
2.	Lament Of The Gasropod 02:58	buy track
3.	A Song To Welcome The Onset Of Maturity 03:44	buy track
4.	Belly-Up & Grinning 02:30	buy track
5.	Half-Man, Half-Mole 02:35	buy track
6.	Brave 02:47	buy track
7.	Sympathy For The Cripple 03:17	buy track
8.	Limited Liability 03:24	buy track
9.	Giving Her Away 03:25	buy track
10.	Chemicals Are Our Friends 04:21	buy track
11.	Young Female Caucasian 05:35	buy track
12.	Rust 04:51	buy track
13.	Instant Mashed Potato II 02:33	buy track
14.	Mirror Mirror 04:45	buy track
15.	Open 03:35	buy track
16.	Hubba-Hubba Hasbeen Hoot 01:44	buy track
17.	One Fell Swoop 02:52	buy track
18.	Nothing Comes Clear 02:07	buy track
19.	Shrapnel 05:07	buy track
20.	Coda 01:17	buy track
21.	Instant Mashed Potato 04:06	buy track

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Although this isn't a good deal different than his other work (both with the Tall Dwarfs and on his own), this may be Knox's best album, simply by virtue of the sheer amount of territory it covers over 21 songs. The fidelity is also somewhat better than most of his other releases, and although Knox has often championed the virtues of cheap home recording, this is a considerable virtue. A bit of clarity, without coming at the expense of slickness, simply makes the stuff easier to listen to. The disc is also the strongest evidence of Knox's talents as one of the more interesting lyricists working in indie rock, examining psychological conflict with a complexity that takes several listenings to grip. 4.5/5 Stars - All Music Guide

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released June 9, 1995

Recorded: Recorded at Intellectually Handicapped Studios, Auckland (Sept-Oct1990).

Band Members: Chris Knox

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