The Divine Comedy is the "nom de pop" of Neil Hannon, an Irishman who deserves a place alongside Jarvis Cocker, Morrissey, and Neil Tennant in the mordant-wit pantheon of songwriters. Like those gentlemen, he is more than capable of joining a cute-yet-cutting couplet with a killer riff or a can't-get-it-out-of-my-head melody.
His latest album, Victory for the Comic Muse, comes out on June 19th. To put it mildly, I have rather high expectations for this one, despite not loving the first song I heard from the record ("To Die a Virgin"). Here are two tracks that I find a bit more promising, as well as my two favorites from his previous effort.
From the LP Victory for the Comic Muse, 2006 >>>
[MP3] "Diva Lady"
[MP3] "The Light of Day"
From the LP Absent Friends, 2004 >>>
[MP3] "Absent Friends"
[MP3] "Our Mutual Friend"
Thank you so much for this post. "The Light Of Day" is gorgeous the FIRST time you hear it! The single is a grower - love the lyrics.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with your picks from the last CD. great blog!
Dear molotov,
ReplyDeleteI have just recently (yesterday!) discovered your blog and I'm amazed!
you have great taste (well... similar to mine :)
thank you for bringing new songs to my life!