The Art of the Lie

by John Grant

The Art of the Lie cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 14 June 2024
  • Label: Bella Union
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:01:49
  • Community rating: 3.29/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The acclaimed baritone vocalist delivers a ferociously sarcastic, incredibly dense dissection of modern political absurdity masked beneath shimmering, pristine 80s synthpop. His lyrical delivery is profoundly pessimistic, occasionally vulgar, and intensely angry, contrasting sharply with the highly melodic, electronic dance-pop arrangements. It is a deeply anxious, brilliantly executed art-pop masterclass from the veteran songwriter.

Genres

Descriptors: Leftfield, melodic, vulgar, electronic, synth

Tracklist

  1. All That School For Nothing (5:20)
  2. Marbles (7:14)
  3. Father (7:02)
  4. Mother And Son (7:26)
  5. Twistin Scriptures (0:20)
  6. Meek AF (6:29)
  7. It's A Bitch (4:32)
  8. Daddy (6:46)
  9. The Child Catcher (7:14)
  10. Laura Lou (3:52)
  11. Zeitgeist (5:30)

Credits

  • John Grant - primary artist, synth [synths], keyboards [keys], programmed by [programming], vocals, synth [synths], keyboards [keys], programmed by [programming], harpsichord [spinet], vocals
  • Studio Charlie Drinkwater - artwork
  • Al Jackson - cgi artist [render]
  • Robin Mullarkey - bass guitar, fretless bass [fretless bass guitar]
  • Sebastian Rochford - drums [drum kit], drum machine [live drum machine]
  • Dave Okumu - guitar, guitar, soloist [vowel solo]
  • Ed Baden Powell - guitar
  • Robin Simon - guitar [reverse guitar]

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