Foreverland

Description

"Six years after his last album, the craftsman of British pop, Neil Hannon (aka The Divine Comedy), returns at the height of his art with a new inspired masterpiece. Forget Neverland, welcome to Foreverland. Most of the British pop heroes of the 90s/00s are out of breath or missing, but Neil Hannon has never seemed so sprightly and inspired. The song that grandly opens the album, Napoleon Complex, immediately sets the stage for a new repertoire shaped like a time travel journey. 'I wanted this record to be steeped in a slightly imperial atmosphere,' confides Neil Hannon. 'Like a pop album recorded in the 18th or 19th century, with an opulent side, without thinking I'm Beethoven.' Catherine The Great, where Neil intertwines the fate of Catherine II of Russia with a personal story of unconfessed love, brilliantly demonstrates the relevance of his meticulous orchestrations that he is known for. The sublime To The Rescue sweeps everything away like a torrent of tears. Funny Peculiar (a duet with Cathy Davey) is in another register a claimed homage by Hannon to the duets between Frank and Nancy Sinatra. As for the other tracks on the album, each successive listen reveals Neil Hannon's prodigious talent as an arranger and composer. A new cornerstone in the rich discography of the group!"