Hey Clockface

by Elvis Costello

Hey Clockface cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 30 October 2020
  • Label: Concord
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 49:58
  • Community rating: 3.41/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded across multiple studios in Helsinki, Paris, and New York prior to global lockdowns, the veteran songwriter delivers one of his most stylistically scattered albums to date. The unpredictable tracklist freely alternates between aggressive, distorted art rock, spoken-word poetry, and delicate, acoustic jazz balladry.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, guitar-driven, male-vocals, melodic, witty, literary

Tracklist

  1. Revolution #49 (2:41)
  2. No Flag (3:56)
  3. They鈥檙e Not Laughing At Me Now (4:26)
  4. Newspaper Pane (4:10)
  5. I Do (Zula鈥檚 Song) (3:49)
  6. We Are All Cowards Now (3:36)
  7. Hey Clockface / How Can You Face Me? (2:56)
  8. The Whirlwind (3:17)
  9. Hetty O'Hara Confidential (4:14)
  10. The Last Confession Of Vivian Whip (2:59)
  11. What Is It That I Need That I Don鈥檛 Already Have? (3:46)
  12. Radio Is Everything (4:25)
  13. I Can鈥檛 Say Her Name (2:57)
  14. Byline (2:40)

Credits

  • Slim Dusty - primary artist, written-by
  • Ron Martin - bass, arranged by, music director
  • Tommy Spencer - drums
  • Kevin King - guitar, harmonica
  • Dave Bridge - lead guitar
  • Ken Kitching - pedal steel guitar
  • Bill Palmer - piano
  • Joy McKean - vocals

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