Music Review

Songs of You & Me

EW's GRADE
A-

Details Lead Performance: Chris Knox

With Songs of You & Me, his dazzling fifth solo album, Chris Knox (Tall Dwarfs) enters the pantheon of British pop eccentrics like Brian Eno and Julian Cope. He's possessed of a kaleidoscopic palette wherein genres are not so much co-opted as toyed with, and compositional forms veer from the linear to the loopy. Also, like them, his lyrics can induce joy, hilarity, and, if necessary, terror. A-

Originally posted Jun 02, 1995 Published in issue #277 Jun 02, 1995 Order article reprints

Add your comment

The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.

500 characters remaining
Advertisement