PATRICK WOLF'S great new album, The Magic Position, was released stateside this week. It's a rollicking, theatrical hodgepodge of indie rock, pop and electronic music. Lyrically, he's doing interesting things with the standard themes of love, despair, sex and joy, but he's also bringing in war imagery to great effect - in "Overture" he sings, "Was it worth all that war just to win?" which I think sums things up nicely.
Fans of Depeche Mode, Jeff Buckley, Morrissey and men in sparkly clothing will approve. He's like the gayest little girl scout in the East Village! Girl, you know what position he thinks is magical, okay?
Despite his big voice and personality, he can be a little awkward in front of the camera, which means these videos aren't as dope as they could be. I can't hate too much though because I'm sure I would look even more uncomfortable on film. The difference, of course, being that I would be wearing J. Crew, not Hot Topic.
Patrick Wolf - "Accident and Emergency"
Patrick Wolf - "The Magic Position"
Patrick Wolf - "Bluebells"
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