Cope’s Suicide’ lashes out at indifference
COURTtSV or ISLAND RECORDS
Julian Cope's latest Peggy Suicide Is pure pop joy.
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/Vjjms Siuiid/ i Ai els as a concept album.
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mihiihnni pallei. null wh.U sounds hki a
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mlu l«mi |».ii is < mi iht album. sa\Mt all "It
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sell lfS|K'i I
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has some unusual beats and intelligent
Is t n s. it tloesn t ( on11>aie to the baud's
I mlh iinii Vu/album
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Jesus Jones
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the most <*\i King hands loauHc along in
\rns |< mis |ours takes t \nital. jabbing
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Hold 'li .mil "1111 lluming’ siinmci
w ith t old emotion waiting to explode
"Intel national blight Vmiiijj I hing"
•mil Real Real, Real, ur bouiut r\ua
n i icmii.11 |m>|> spiked with sail a'lu Itim
Right Here Right Now" is a pcitei t
matiiagc between jangling gtntais and
soaring harmonies
\\nh Ih'ubl. |esns |oncs has (nine up
mill a inavtci pici e iit onii istn and rage,
pen hell upon the fragile line between
'mail dam cable hip-hop pop and
bludgei uiing iildiisii i.tl encigy
While Iti'uhtis an e\iclient album. Jesus
I1 me' hist album. Ijquuhzn. was a lx-ttci
(Unit I nun the hand and is probably a
lictiei imestment hu tiixinine |estis |ones
listeners ■ Scan 1 eary Th V rthm Stai
Northern llluu us l
R.E.M.
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K I M has always prided itscll mi 11 if
linciMlv i>l inusn.il shirs within a single
allium, and ihr hand ' latest Wainci
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1! .id 11 n i n
I lit- tinly |iinlilrin is a lew songs ilia!
till the 11inita ul c\|hi unrnial i livihins
and mh als air just plain Mail
"Slum Happy IVnpIr" is an annoying
tunc indkalive i it its title, saved In the lui k
lip ym als til K.Ur I’it-1 vm i if tin IV.VJ'
mu ( uts mu n as
the pi>|)tilai "I using
M' Religion" and
Hall a World
Wav" conihine
gi eat l\ i i< s, com
plex melodies and
siinng rhvtInns to
pioduie true
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K I M Inis
belong is (hr most enthralling song,
saving ihr .ilhunt from liecoming a total
".isle i >1 plastic
Mthnugh (hit of hm/ is still signature
Is 1M vs1111 Stipe's i rat king voic r and
Ivins that don't net essarih t livmr, it
doe sn't compair tavoiablv with thru
previous rllorts ■ Mrrrdith IVtran. Ihf
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