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01. Bill Pritchard - Iolanda
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02. Bill Pritchard - Lullaby
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03. Bill Pritchard - The Last Temptation Of Brussels
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04. Bill Pritchard - Thanks
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05. Bill Pritchard - Tricksey
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06. Bill Pritchard - Lanterns
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07. Bill Pritchard - Piano Sunstrokes (Interlude)
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08. Bill Pritchard - Garibaldi
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09. Bill Pritchard - Grow
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10. Bill Pritchard - Tuesday Morning
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11. Bill Pritchard - Mother Town
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12. Bill Pritchard - Forever
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13. Bill Pritchard - Piano Sunstrokes (Outro)
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ARTIST
PRITCHARD, BILL
TITLE
Midland Lullabies
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TAPETE RECORDS
CATALOG #
TR 427CD
TR 427CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/15/2019
Some time ago... "
The
J.D. Salinger
of pop
" was how
Rolling Stone France
described
Bill Pritchard
after the release of
Mother Town Hall
in 2016 (TR 320CD/LP), while the editor of
Rolling Stone Germany
made
Mother Town Hall
his "Album of The Week" -- just a few of the many accolades heaped on Pritchard's last record. Then there was the reissue of the now legendary album
Parce Que
, originally released in 1988, which Pritchard recorded with the much-missed
Daniel Darc
. It too was feted by -- among others --
Le Monde
,
Le Nouvel Obs
,
Télérama
,
Les Inrockuptibles
, and
Libération
. And now...
Midland Lullabies
. This is the album Pritchard always wanted to make. Why?: Because he always wanted to make a mark as a "shabby suited crooner".
Midland Lullabies
is songs from the Midlands about continental issues bathed in a crooning, piano drenched style that Pritchard has been perfecting over two years. Complete with sumptuous, at times almost
Brecht
ian strings. You'll visit "Iolanda", a tragic Parisian heroine who you could meet in the newsagents in Wednesbury or in a cemetery in Montmartre. "Hey Iolanda, eat your curly fries and celebrate!" On "Forever" you may ask yourself: "Are you in Shibuya, Hamburg or Birmingham or just inside Pritchard's head?" "The Last Temptation of Brussels"! Well, there is a plaque about the fight between two symbolist scribblers in Brussels. Is Pritchard recounting French poetic history or his own? Or is it all just '60s swagger? Whether Pritchard is riding "a scooter bathed in pink" or watching life changed by thoughtless intent, even if he listens as "Lucifer sings on an out of tune piano", he always keeps his dream of writing the perfect pop song alive. On "Thanks" Bill tells you about "photo shutters in black and white, an image of the door to the moon". Has he been staying in the Beat Hotel? Or rather The Waggon and Horses? Whatever! What a beautiful, plaintive, almost mystical song "Thanks" is. Produced again beautifully by
Tim Bradshaw
, Pritchard says that from the very outset he insisted on a stripped-down sound, utilizing Tim's brilliant, subtle and sympathetic piano interpretations of his songs. They know each other so well! All in all a case of less is more!
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