Divine Comedy “A Short Album About Love” (1997)
Following the DC album “Casanova” (Day 0818) I was more
than ready to hear some more of this band, and “A Short Album About Love” does not
disappoint. The album was recorded essentially live in the Shephards
Bush Empire venue with an orchestra. The band were preparing to play a live
show there and got the recording done ahead of this.
Though recorded live, it is still treated as (and sounds like) a studio
album. The orchestra take the Scott Walker-esque vibes apparent on
parts of the previous album and increase them tenfold. I’m Walker fan,
and a fan of Chamber Pop (orchestras make everything better) so I have
no complaints about this. Definitely “If” with its passionate, yet nearly comical lyrics feels like something straight out of the Jacques-Brel-via-Scott playbook.
The album’s titular brevity also helps make it an enjoyable and easy listen.
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