Music Review

Storefront Hitchcock (1998)

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Release Date: Oct 27, 1998; Lead Performance: Robyn Hitchcock; Genre: Rock

Looks like Brit-rock veteran Robyn Hitchcock might be primed for a renaissance, what with a classy solo concert film directed by Jonathan Demme and the tie-in soundtrack album Storefront Hitchcock. But if that comes to pass, it's gonna be on Hitchcock's terms; he's a merry cynic with an unparalleled knack for making dark folly out of other people's misfortune and misery — sorta like that other, more famous Hitchcock. A-

Originally posted Nov 27, 1998 Published in issue #460 Nov 27, 1998 Order article reprints

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