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1. The Boom Boom Bap

2. No Fine Lines

3. Snow In Sun

4. Cooking

5. Throw

6. Dr Abernathy

7. After Six

8. Petrococadollar

9. E Eleventh Nuts

10. Window Wide Open

11. Road To No Regret

12. Locked

13. Mrs Hughes

14. Robin Hood

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First new studio album in seven years for Green Gartside's Scritti Politti. Recorded at his home studio it brings back the bare sound of the band and Green's legendary vocals.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A quiet gem, 2 Jun 2006

By	M. P. Horrocks (UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I must admit to be increasingly astonished by Green's output over the years. In my opinion 'Bonhomie & Anhomie' was a creative peak, with it's jaw-dropping collision of popular genres. I just can't get enough of his subversion of the popular song! I'm always happy to educated by new music and 'White Bread Black Beer' continues to reveal its surprises. It's a lot more 'pared down', almost naive, sonically, but, for me, Green's continued emphasis on high production values (even when things sound 'homegrown' or 'preset') only enhance this simplicity into a dazzling virtue. 'The Boom Boom Bap' gently opens the album in a quiet but infectiously skewed fashion and the slection of , often relatively brief, explorations into rhythm and poetry unfold with a quiet grace. 'Pepsicocadollar', in particular, demonstrates Gartside's amazing talent for subtle, yet hypnotising, arrangement. Like his best work, it hovers with a delicate intensity reminicent of the Cocteau Twins swathes of unashamed beauty. Nods are constantly made to Brian Wilson's vast harmonies, yet the lyrics also allow scope for multiple interpretation and insight. My only disappointment, if it can be called such, is that the in the dying moments of several tracks Gartside introduces a number of highly potent and infectious grooves which only leave me panting for more. Loved the artwork for 'B&A' too and wasn't so sure about this one til I took a good look beyond the 'Stussy/Evisu stylings' and noticed the pale outlines of Green's life in his East London home behind the lyrics. Quite a precious little gem really. Hope this album helps him keep his house!

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5.0 out of 5 stars a heartbreaking work of staggering genius, 8 Oct 2006

By	Miss Nunhead (london) - See all my reviews

can't remember the last time I bought an album, played it all the way through and THEN played it again...this is utterly beautiful and utterly personal- a few tracks in, I felt like I'd inadvertently stumbled across someone's diary; a few more, like someone had removed their skin in my kitchen..
don't let that put you off!The best album I've heard this year, without a shadow of a doubt.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album, Green returns- at last!!, 31 May 2006

By	Mr. Richard Derek Gregory (UK.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've been a big fan of the Green for many a year now, and have aways been fascinated by the path his musical career has taken him and his band/musical vechicle Scritti Politti.

From being blown away in 1985 with Cupid and Psyche ( I missed 'Songs' first time around) to the new offering 'White Bread Black Beer'-Rough Trade.

The new album sees Green locked away recording in his own Flat and stripping the sound back to a basic but very tuneful level,
Greens' vocal talent is so strong and harmonic that songs like 'Snow in Sun' which is Brian Wilson influenced and 'The Boom Boom Bap'- explaining his love affair with all that is hip-hop- are in essence fairly sraight forward musical arrangements culminating in a myriad of texture and enjoyment brought out by Gartsides'singing. The songs are a total throwback to the complex arrangements which worked so painstakingly well for him in the past.

It is always a difficult to create a good song by focusing on what is left out rather than what is left in and he has succeeded on very many levels.

He is clearly comfortable with this style of recording which shows in other stand out tracks like 'Dr Abernathy'- a stomp rock tune and 'No Fine Lines' which could have been a offering from the last 35 years.

He has been so at ease with his new material that as many people know he has played live recently and good on him.

Fans will love, others- who knows...?

You never know with Green if this will be the last album, if it is ( and I sincerely hope it isn't) he has signed off in style, gone back to his old label and chilled.

On a footnote- the album packaging and design is excellent and original as always.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm just chuffed...
White Bread Black Beer really is a sweet record, full of personal reflections, tenderness, self-deprecation and mea culpas galore. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Mr. M. J. Cole

3.0 out of 5 stars almost genius, a bit annoying
I love scriiti politti of cupid and pysche and provision. Both beautifully crafted and fully realised albums of their time. So how do you take this album! Read more

Published 18 months ago by emjay

5.0 out of 5 stars a great return
It's been a long time since anything was heard of Green Gartside.
This album has a very striped down production that has the voice at the top of the mix, the extravagant... Read more

Published on 17 Feb 2007 by Mr. A. Richardson

5.0 out of 5 stars sshh Genius at work
All the positive reviews for White Bread are correct. A perfect follow up from the excellent Anomie @ Bonhomie 1999 cut. Read more

Published on 20 Dec 2006 by AC Grant

5.0 out of 5 stars an extraordinary return to form
Green Gartside does not rush into making records. Fact. His productivity has amounted to 5 albums in 25 years, so one could assume that he doesn't feel pressured and therefore can... Read more

Published on 5 Sep 2006 by Mr. M. L. Hawes

5.0 out of 5 stars Give it a chance and it shines!
I'll admit that I didn;t like this album on the first listen and I 'almost' placed it in the cupboard where it would have spent the rest of it's days gathering dried skin. Read more

Published on 21 Aug 2006 by Mr. S. J. Cappleman

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous
I never considered myself a fan of Scritti Politti, but I have ended up with all their albums, this is their (his) best. Read more

Published on 2 Aug 2006 by SW

5.0 out of 5 stars A welcome return.
As a fan of Scritti's earlier work, I was worried that a trip down memory lane might be unwise. To my relief, what I found was Green's best work since Cupid. Read more

Published on 29 Jul 2006 by NICK M.

5.0 out of 5 stars Deserved Mercury nominee
Released on Nonesuch in the US and Rough Trade in the UK, 'White Bread, Black Beer' is the follow up to 1999's 'Anomie & Bonhomie. Read more

Published on 20 Jul 2006 by Jason Parkes

5.0 out of 5 stars Wanted to like it -- found I loved it
Although I always want to like new albums from old favourites, I'm always let down, at least to some degree. Read more

Published on 20 Jul 2006 by russ_w

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