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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Not really a review as such, more just a heads up that this is a compilation of previously released KC material from other albums.
Tracklistings/info not available on Amazon at the time of writing, but i rushed in and ordered it thinking it was a new album and got a bit of a surprise as it was 90% stuff i already own.
For info, the tracklisting is as follows:
1 Bootprints
2 You've No Clue Do You
3 King Bubbles in Sand
4 Missionary
5 No Way She Exists
6 The Vice-Like Gist of It
7 Twin Tub Twin
8 Homeboy
9 Little Heart
10 My Favourite Girl
11 And The Racket They Made
12 No One Had It Better
Tracklistings/info not available on Amazon at the time of writing, but i rushed in and ordered it thinking it was a new album and got a bit of a surprise as it was 90% stuff i already own.
For info, the tracklisting is as follows:
1 Bootprints
2 You've No Clue Do You
3 King Bubbles in Sand
4 Missionary
5 No Way She Exists
6 The Vice-Like Gist of It
7 Twin Tub Twin
8 Homeboy
9 Little Heart
10 My Favourite Girl
11 And The Racket They Made
12 No One Had It Better
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
No more sitting on the Fence
22 Feb 2011
Format:Audio CD
Few people outside of the UK will have heard of King Creosote, but that's not your fault.
Hailing from the Scottish fishing village of Anstruther in Fife, Kenny Anderson set up the Fence Collective, whose alumni include James Yorkston, KT Tunstall and the Pictish Trail. His brother, known as Lone Pigeon, was a founder member of the Beta Band. The Fence Collective remains a tightknit group of musicians who record together and release their music through Fence Records (have a look online). It's very much a cottage industry, but their albums are beloved of the British music press and they have a fiercely loyal following.
Kenny Anderson has released around 40 albums under the monicker King Creosote, and this album is designed to be a career retrospective/introduction for the American market. If you're curious, trust me. Dive in.
KC has a wonderful, keening, soulful voice quite unlike any you've heard before. It's rare to hear someone sing with so little self consciousness. No mumblecore here, no affectation, he throws his head back and sings from the heart. His music could probably be tidily filed under 'New Folk' but there's much more to it than that term implies. He's a masterful lyricist and his idiosyncratic songs are delivered in a disarming Scottish brogue that brings them vividly to life.
If you're looking for camparisons, I'd probably say Mark Mulcahy, Alasdair Roberts, Badly Drawn Boy, Jeff Buckley and Bon Iver, but he really is his own animal.
These are very well chosen songs, offering a good impression of his wide range. "The Racket They Made", written by his labelmate HMS Ginafore, will have you in tears. "Twin Tub" will knock you out with its wordplay. "Bootprints" is a swirling pop tune that sounds like it was recorded by the Muppet Orchestra.
I'm envious of anyone who's hearing King Creosote for the first time, I really am.
Hailing from the Scottish fishing village of Anstruther in Fife, Kenny Anderson set up the Fence Collective, whose alumni include James Yorkston, KT Tunstall and the Pictish Trail. His brother, known as Lone Pigeon, was a founder member of the Beta Band. The Fence Collective remains a tightknit group of musicians who record together and release their music through Fence Records (have a look online). It's very much a cottage industry, but their albums are beloved of the British music press and they have a fiercely loyal following.
Kenny Anderson has released around 40 albums under the monicker King Creosote, and this album is designed to be a career retrospective/introduction for the American market. If you're curious, trust me. Dive in.
KC has a wonderful, keening, soulful voice quite unlike any you've heard before. It's rare to hear someone sing with so little self consciousness. No mumblecore here, no affectation, he throws his head back and sings from the heart. His music could probably be tidily filed under 'New Folk' but there's much more to it than that term implies. He's a masterful lyricist and his idiosyncratic songs are delivered in a disarming Scottish brogue that brings them vividly to life.
If you're looking for camparisons, I'd probably say Mark Mulcahy, Alasdair Roberts, Badly Drawn Boy, Jeff Buckley and Bon Iver, but he really is his own animal.
These are very well chosen songs, offering a good impression of his wide range. "The Racket They Made", written by his labelmate HMS Ginafore, will have you in tears. "Twin Tub" will knock you out with its wordplay. "Bootprints" is a swirling pop tune that sounds like it was recorded by the Muppet Orchestra.
I'm envious of anyone who's hearing King Creosote for the first time, I really am.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Simply wonderful
12 Dec 2011
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I wish I had discovered this guy long ago. I've completely fallen in love with his vocal style and heartfelt songwriting. I initially was exposed to him through the amazing album "Diamond Mine" which is a collaboration between King Creosote and John Hopkins.
King Creosote (Kenny Anderson) has a very unique voice. Something like a Scottish Roy Harper, but even that comparison doesn't do him justice.
I can highly recommend both this "best of" album as well as the aforementioned Diamond Mine as hands down my favorite artist of 2011 (and likely well into 2012).
King Creosote (Kenny Anderson) has a very unique voice. Something like a Scottish Roy Harper, but even that comparison doesn't do him justice.
I can highly recommend both this "best of" album as well as the aforementioned Diamond Mine as hands down my favorite artist of 2011 (and likely well into 2012).
A pleasant and rewarding slice of folk-pop
15 April 2011
This compilation of songs from the astoundingly prolific Scottish singer-songwriter Kenny Anderson is a delightful collection of beautiful, slightly off-kilter (no pun intended) folk-pop. I came to appreciate this album with every listen -- very rewarding if you give it an honest chance. My top tracks: "You've No Clue Do You", "Missionary", "No Way She Exists", "Little Heart", "No One Had It Better" (which features some lovely, ethereal backing synths reminiscent of Joy Division and other moody '80s post-punk).
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