Somewhere Anywhere

So the Church concert that I attended last week reignited my obsession with them, and i've been listening to and reading about their music all week.

One thing that I find fascinating is that Somewhere Anywhere - the album that Kilbey and Willson-Piper recorded themselves in order to fulfill their contractual-obligation to Artista - is general regarded by many to be a piece of crap. (I can't find where I read this recently.)

The strange thing is that the music on it is pretty good! Sure, there some stinkers (the less said about "Business Woman" and "Eastern" the better), but it's an adventurous album, full with six minute droning guitars, ostanito bass, and Kilbey's sureal wordplay. "Day of the Dead" is a big highlight, "Loveblind" ain't bad, and "Angelica" is a run rave up, even if just to hear Kilbey try to sound like Roger Daltry.

Put it this way, it's not a NYC Ghosts and Flowers debacle by any stretch of the imagination. Pick it up with an open mind and you'll be pleasantly surprised.