Modern Music CD Club
1991
Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
England's Favorite Egyptian Travels To Perspex Island!
More Songs About Love And Plastic From The Man Who Invented Himself!
Robyn Hitchcock's uniquely surrealistic lyrics and compellingly tuneful melodies have made the veteran English singer-songwriter a leading light on the Alternative Rock scene. Well, his star is shining brighter than ever on the new Perspex Island, which has been hailed by longtime followers as his strongest effort yet!
Perspex Island, which finds heartfelt personal lyrics sharing space with Hitchcock's trademark witty wordplay, is already winning plenty of enthusiastic new converts. And it's not hard to see why. With the catchy "So You Think You're In Love" leading the way, it's easily the most accessible album of the artist's decade-long career.
Hitchcock and longtime cohorts Andy Metcalfe (bass) and Morris Windsor (drums) whip up a jangly frenzy on the buoyantly melodic rockers "Oceanside" and "Ultra Unbelievable Love", and demonstrate their knack for bittersweet whimsicality on "Birds In Perspex" and "Child Of The Universe". R.E.M. guitarist and longtime Hitchcock pal Peter Buck plays on eight of the album's eleven tracks, while his bandmate Michael Stipe adds vocals to "She Doesn't Exist", underlining Hitchcock's continuing influence on his peers.
When it comes to quirkily tuneful Pop with equal amounts of heart, smarts and humor, there's nobody like Robyn Hitchcock, and there's no place like Perspex Island!