Moss Elixir

by Robyn Hitchcock

Moss Elixir cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 13 August 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 48:46
  • Community rating: 3.8/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping away from his backing band The Egyptians, the eccentric British songwriter delivers a predominantly acoustic, incredibly melodic solo endeavor. The record pairs his signature surreal, highly imaginative lyricism with straightforward, jangle-pop-influenced folk-rock arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: storytelling, guitar-driven, jangly, confessional, dreamy

Tracklist

  1. Sinister but She Was Happy (4:06)
  2. The Devil's Radio (4:01)
  3. Heliotrope (3:12)
  4. Alright, Yeah (2:55)
  5. Filthy Bird (5:16)
  6. The Speed of Things (3:46)
  7. Beautiful Queen (5:48)
  8. Man with a Woman's Shadow (3:36)
  9. I Am Not Me (3:28)
  10. De Chirico Street (3:28)
  11. You and Oblivion (4:46)
  12. This Is How It Feels (4:19)

Credits

  • Deni Bonet - violin, percussion, violin [violins], violin, tambourine, violin, viola
  • Ntshuks Bonga - saxophone [saxophones]
  • Jake Kyle - bass
  • Patch Hannan - drums, drums, tambourine
  • Tim Keegan - guitar, vocals [vocal]
  • Morris Windsor - vocals [vocal], tambourine, vocals [vocals], percussion
  • Andrew Claridge - guitar
  • James Fletcher - saxophone [saxophones]

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