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MR. HUDSON & THE LIBRARY - A Tale Of Two Cities

2007 (Mercury records / universal)
pop
by Marco Bercella
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Per la collana “i dischi da portare in spiaggia”, ecco a voi Mr. Hudson & The Library. Con il cuore rivolto al pop d’autore e la testa alle radio accese sotto l’ombrellone, il raffinato quintetto di London Town assembla un collage di pezzi gradevoli e ben curati, da soddisfare tanto i palati più esigenti che quelli dei disimpegnati di professione. “Too Late, Too Late” è l’erede dei singoli abbronzanti dei Phoenix, mentre in “On The Streets Where You Live”, nel mezzo tempo di “Cover Girl” e nelle orchestrazioni di “Upon The Heath” si profilano chiare le nostalgie finto leggere dei Prefab Sprout, quelli suggestionati da Manhattan.

I calibrati esotismi reggae di “Brave The Cold” e di “Bread & Roses” evocano per certi versi i Police, ricercatezze vintage confluiscono nel jazz da piano bar di “Everything Happens To Me”, una cover prelevata dal repertorio del primo Frank Sinatra. Garbati approcci r’n’b connotano tanto il duetto vocale di “One Specific Thing” che i sottofondi di “Picture Of You”, riuscito abbozzo easy pop song in chiave romantica. Album per teneri di cuore poco inclini alla banalità.

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24/06/2007

This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Marco Bercella, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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Tracklist

  1. 1. On The Streets Where You Live
  2. 2. Brave The Cold
  3. 3. Too Late Too Late
  4. 4. Everything Happens To Me
  5. 5. Cover Girl
  6. 6. Two By Two
  7. 7. Bread & Roses
  8. 8. Ask The DJ
  9. 9. Picture Of You
  10. 10. One Specific Thing
  11. 11. Ghost
  12. 12. Upon The Heath

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