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- Summary: British composer Leo Chadburn, who has worked with such artists as Patrick Wolf and Saint Etienne, releases a more pop-oriented album as Simon Bookish.
- Record Label: Tomlab
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Pop
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Yet, at its simplest and most sedate, Bookish's new work is utterly beautiful.
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With the music provided by orchestrations from woodwinds, strings, brass, and much more besides, the feeling is one of playfulness, a resistance to and celebration of easily grasped pop forms and a sense that the world is there to be amused at and with.
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MojoThis is a rariety--bright, soulful and (yes) clever pop. [Mar 2009, p.114]
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Under The RadarBookish doesn’t always distill Everything/Everything’s enormous amount of sonic ingredients just right, but when he does the results are magnificent. [Year End 2008]
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Q MagazineWhile there is much to admire, some of the wilfully discordant tunes grate on subsequent listens. [Nov 2008, p.107]
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Alternative PressIt's a decent disc that'll simultaneously satisfy your cravings for pop music and the avant-garde. [Dec 2008, p.153]
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UncutWhile it frequently feels like a particularly inspired "Mighty Boosh" number, the absurd ambition, chutzpah and execution of it all is perfectly awesome. [Nov 2008, p.89]
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