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Lejeune For Club and Country
Release Date: May 12, 2007
Label: None
Notable Tracks: Constant Architect, Bizarre Histrionics, Spanish
Ever wish The Smiths would reunite and produce an eighth album? Lejeune's For Club and Country might be the closest you'll ever get.
Sam Bishop's haunting and listless vocals echo of those of Stephen Morrissey. But his lyrics are less self-loathing and lack the angst of The Smiths, even if they are a little dark.
Lejeune would rather "build a monument, a mausoleum fit to represent the wreck we'll leave behind." (Constant Architect)
Fans of R.E.M. and classic new wave pop should check out For Club and Country. The album is well-produced and the songs carefully crafted to subtly vary from track to track.
So if you aren't listening carefully you might not even notice how many tracks you've gone through, but you don't mind going back to listen again.
June 21, 2007