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- Summary: 'Songs' (one of two April 2006 releases) is the former Television frontman's first vocal release in sixteen years. Television's Fred Smith guests.
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 16
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Mixed: 7 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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Typically cryptic and loaded with tasty guitar, Songs and Other Things is an excellent return for Tom Verlaine.
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Tom Verlaine has delivered yet another beautiful creation to us.
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Under The RadarSongs is the stronger effort, tight and focused where ['Around'] is sketchy. [#13, p.89]
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New Musical Express (NME)It doesn't seem the product of so revered an artist. [29 Apr 2006, p.37]
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Those looking for "Marquee Moon"-style guitar heroics will be disappointed.
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Most of the 14 songs work as moments or hooks rather than as complete creations, suggesting the Verlaine coffee commercial may yet be upon us.
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Fans of Verlaine's Television-era storytelling will be disappointed to hear him so simultaneously unchanged and unforthcoming.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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CHARLESMMay 16, 2006
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