Crazy's 2024 new release purchases

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THE COWARD BROTHERS  "the coward brothers"

release date:  21st November 2024

chart stats:  no chart action

format owned:  vinyl

a collaboration between Elvis Costello and T-Bone Burnett
both have worked together on numerous projects dating back to 1984's "king of america" album
i believe these songs are a collection of newly written and recorded tracks to previously unreleased tunes 
there is rockabilly, blues, indi-pop, post-punk/new wave, country and americana tracks on here
if im going to be totally honest i would have to say i am a bit underwhelmed by it overall
two musical greats, the expectations were too high i guess
album starts off really well then there is a lull in the middle before if picks up at the back end
some tracks sound like demos, others just incomplete, is that by design?, maybe?!?!
it also sounds a bit messy with the amount of styles on it so it does not flow very well to my ears
either way it was way too long at twenty track for what it is and i could have halved the tracks for a nice flowing album but....
I LIKE THIS ALBUM

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tracks:

1:  always  **
2:  like licorice  **
3:  my baby just squeals  **
4:  the devil's wife  **
5:  tipsy woman  **
6:  my baby just purrs  ***
7:  my baby just whistles  *
8:  world serious  *
9:  early shirley  **
10: yesteryear is near  **
11: birkenhead girl  *
12: smoke ring angel  *
13: wooden woman  *
14: lyndon johnson  **
15: lotta money  **
16: pure bubblegum  *
17: cathy come home  ***
18: bygones  **
19: roll me once  ***
20: clown around town  **

3s -  3
2s - 11
1s -  6

rating:  1.85