- Audio CD (10 Sep 2007)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: 679 RECORDINGS
- ASIN: B000UGXF0Q
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 67,312 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Kenny Anderson is an unlikely star. A bearded accordion player who often fails to reach his own notes on stage, he's been meandering his tunes around the place for the best part of a decade, delivering countless releases through his own Fence Records. Then suddenly, the spotlight fell on him.
You could point to KT Tunstall's involvement on his last album, you might say that the sheer volume of CDR releases got him noticed, but in truth, it's simply the quality of his songs that have seen him rise to the musical surface.
Bombshell is his first release written in that spotlight and thankfully, the pressure isn't showing. It is just as richly idiosyncratic, musically diverse and beautifully understated as its predecessor, KC Rules OK, while being big enough to show that he is ready to step up a gear and embrace, if not the big time, then certainly a larger time.
Still intact is his rich humour, there's one jaunty little number that goes by the name of 'Cowardly Custard', but perhaps Anderson's biggest asset sound-wise is his voice. Just as Richard Hawley is unmistakably Sheffield, Kenny's fine Fife timbre lulls so sweetly, you could wallow in it for hours.
Interestingly, Hawley is a good reference point for any KC virgins. While they may be poles apart musically, their self-belief and refusal to follow trends mark them both out as two of the finest singer-songwriters we have at present.
Bombshell proves that point time and again. Take the heartbreakingly gorgeous insistence of 'Home In A Sentence', the spring-in-your-step sway of 'Nooks' or the tender sea shanty, 'Admiral', for example. Each one of them is good enough to distract you from the occasional blemishes that pit the album. After all, he still doesn't quite know when to finish a song.
An unlikely star he may be, but there is no escaping it now. If a musical career is a motorway, then Bombshell puts King Creosote into fifth gear and out into the fast lane. Let's just hope he doesn't take his eyes off the road and have a Badly Drawn Boy-esque crash. --Chris Long
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's album No. 30-something and he's really getting the hang of it!,
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This review is from: Bombshell (Audio CD)
This is the new album from the Potentate of The East Nuek musical community that is the Fence Collective. King Creosote (AKA Kenny Anderson, an alumni of the Skuobhie Dubh Orchestra) has been ploughing his own musical furrow on the East Coast of Scotland for over a decade.
Since setting up the Fence Collective in the mid 90's he, and a like-minded group of musicians including James Yorkston and Lone Pigeon to name but a few, have created a smorgasbord of quirky, tasty lo-fi classics. The last few albums (and there have been over 30 in the last 10 years!) from KC have been nudging their way towards the mainstream since he signed to Domino/679/Warners. Some will bemoan the move towards a larger audience I, for one, couldn't disagree more. The hallmark of KC's genius has always been the songs, lo-fi production or not, and as such this collection does not disappoint. There's a sharp turn-of-phrase and genuine wit to all the tracks on this album and the voice, oh the voice. A more melancholy, poignant voice you're not likely to hear anytime soon. There are some sublime tracks on the album such as Home In A Sentence, Cowardly Custard, Admiral and Nooks. Nooks especially will put you in a wistfully romantic frame of mind. The other tracks that stand out are those such as You've No Clue Do You which epitomizes the much more slick production of this release. I don't find this as huge a departure from his previous ouvre as some, if you've ever seen KC live you'll know he can wig out with the best! I'd say this a must buy, a superb Hors D'Oeuvre for the veritable feast that is King Creosote's back catalogue!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Stunning!,
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This review is from: Bombshell (Audio CD)
I bought this album when it came out and saw King Creosote play live twice to promote it (once with Squeeze and once in a very intimate venue in Norwich where Kenny came over and had a chat with us).
I don't write many reviews but I'm sitting here listening to the album (for probably the hundredth time) whilst I mark year 8 homework in my classroom and I felt compelled to tell everyone how absolutely fantastic this album is from start to finish. There's simply not a poor track here - just 13 beautifully written, melodic and at times rather humourous poetic gems. One of my favourite albums of all time - if you ever get the chance to listen to him just give it a go, you might actually love it as much as I do...
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
All hail the King !,
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This review is from: Bombshell (Audio CD)
Wor Kenny, the hirsute Anstruther minstrel has only gone and knocked out a damn fine album which could well see him break through the barriers which separate cult artists from the mainstream. As King Creosote, Kenny Anderson has headed the legendary 'Fence Collective' based on the East Neuk of Fife on Scotland's rugged east coast. Ironically one of Kc's former compadres in the collective, KT Tunstall finds herself at the top of the album charts as I write.
For those unfamiliar with Kc's music and who might be expecting 'finger in yer ear folk' will be in for a shock. KC has produced a melodic folk rock album with tracks like the single 'You've no clue do you' positively Beatle-esque in it's tempo and beguiling melody. Remarkably,unlike previous KC albums which were qualitative products generally but usually with the odd duff track 'Bombshell' does the run without offering any so-so tracks whatsoever...they're all excellent ! Interestingly, the destined to be cult film 'Hallam Foe' set in Edinburgh and which I saw recently saw in Edinburgh,uses a KC track and that of another 'Fence Collective' member, the equally impressive James Yorkston. This should open up even more doors for the East Neukers. Unlike previous homespun KC efforts. 'Bombshell' oozes sharp professionalism in its production. Not for Kenny the cut and shunt approach. Producing albums on an ancient tape machine in his Anstruther front room ! What next,Bono in the production studio in LA ! I shouldn't think so for Kenny has shown a tenacious loyalty to his roots and his music has benefited enormously from this approach. Perhaps it's the sea air !
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