Elvis Costello - This Years Model (2021 Reissue Remastered) PBTHAL (1978 - New Wave) [Flac 24-96 LP]

Elvis Costello - This Years Model (2021 Reissue Remastered) PBTHAL (1978 - New Wave) [Flac 24-96 LP]







This Year's Model Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine



Where My Aim Is True implied punk rock with its lyrics and stripped-down production, This Year's Model sounds

like punk.

Not that Elvis Costello's songwriting has changed -- This Year's Model is comprised largely of leftovers from

My Aim Is True and songs written on the road.

It's the music that changed. After releasing My Aim Is True, Costello assembled a backing band called the

Attractions, which were considerably tougher and wilder than Clover, who played on his debut.

The Attractions were a rock & roll band, which gives This Year's Model a reckless, careening feel.

It's nervous, amphetamine-fueled, nearly paranoid music -- the group sounds like they're spinning out of

control as soon as they crash in on the brief opener, "No Action," and they never get completely back on track,

even on the slower numbers.

Costello and the Attractions speed through This Year's Model at a blinding pace, which gives his songs -- which

were already meaner than the set on My Aim Is True -- a nastier edge.

"Lipstick Vogue," "Pump It Up," and "(I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea" are all underscored with sexual menace,

while "Night Rally" touches on a bizarre fascination with fascism that would blossom on his next album,

Armed Forces.

Even the songs that sound relatively lighthearted -- "Hand in Hand," "Little Triggers," "Lip Service," "Living

in Paradise" -- are all edgy, thanks to Costello's breathless vocals, Steve Nieve's carnival-esque organ riffs,

and Nick Lowe's bare-bones production. Of course, the songs on This Year's Model are typically catchy and help

the vicious sentiments sink into your skin, but the most remarkable thing about the album is the sound --

Costello and the Attractions never rocked this hard, or this vengefully, ever again.



Artist...............: Elvis Costello

Album................: This Years Model (2021 Reissue Remastered)

Genre................: New Wave

Source...............: NMR

Year.................: 1978

Ripper...............: NMR

Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)

Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.3.3 20190804

Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 67 %)

Channels.............: Stereo / 96000 HZ / 24 Bit

Tags.................: -

Information..........: PBTHAL Series 2022 - UMe



Tracklist :



  1. Elvis Costello - No Action                              

  2. Elvis Costello - This Years Girl                        

  3. Elvis Costello - The Beat                              

  4. Elvis Costello - Pump It Up                            

  5. Elvis Costello - Little Triggers                        

  6. Elvis Costello - You Belong To Me                      

  7. Elvis Costello - Hand In Hand                          

  8. Elvis Costello - I Don’t Want To Go To Chelsea          

  9. Elvis Costello - Lip Service                            

 10. Elvis Costello - Living In Paradise                    

 11. Elvis Costello - Lipstick Vogue                        

 12. Elvis Costello - Night Rally                            

 13. Elvis Costello - Big Tears                              

 14. Elvis Costello - Radio Radio                            



Playing Time.........: 42:35

Total Size...........: 936,09 MB



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