Elvis Costello - Momofuku
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Artist: Elvis CostelloEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2008-05-06
Music Label: Lost Highway
Product features:
- Elvis Costello - Momofuku
- No Hiding Place
- American Gangster Time
- Turpentine
- Harry Worth
- Drum And Bone
- Flutter And Wow
- Stella Hurt
- Mr. Feathers
- My Three Sons
- Song With Rose
- Pardon Me Madam, My Name Is Eve
- Go Away
Music reviews of Momofuku
Music Review: EC and the Imposters Find Their Groove
Rating: 5 Stars
The jury, which was probably never out, is officially in: Steve Nieve is the most simpatico keyboardist that Elvis Costello has ever played with, and Pete Thomas is the drummer with the best fit.
Momofuku, Costello's 2008 release, proves that over and over again. From the opening crash-tastic "No Hiding Place," in which Elvis and Pete hit the same relentless beat over and over again to Steve's organ stylings on "American Gangster Time" the album at once has a tightness that only players who know each other very very well can achieve. And those are only the first two songs.
Throughout the album, Costello's writing is also topnotch--his wordplay is excellent as always, and his melodies are strong. It's also refreshing to see that he's not embracing a certain form of music (as he's done in the past), or striving to reconstruct sounds from his past (which he's also done on occasion). Elvis Costello and the Attractions were at their best from 78-86, when they played together so much that they grew as a band. Elvis Costello and the Imposters (the Attractions minus Bruce Thomas plus Davy Farragher on bass) is clearly hitting it's stride as a band on Momofuku. Each song has that tightness that doesn't come off as contrived, or worked for...which in a way also makes it sound loose in the best way.
(For example, on "Flutter and Wow," in the middle of the song, Elvis shouts 'To the bridge!' and the band follows him seamlessly. It's a great moment on an album full of great moments.)
However, this isn't This Year's Model II, or Blood & Chocolate Redux. It's Elvis Costello as he is now, with twenty-plus years of playing and influences between him and those sessions. It's very much an album of 2008, and it's fully integrated throughout. The rockers sit comfortable next to the ballads which sit comfortably next to the occasional folky song; none of which seem incongruous next to the noisy experimentation of "Stella Hurt."
Momofuku is, in many ways, a synthesis of all that's kept Elvis Costello among the greats for years, and that's due not just to the writer, but to the Imposters, who have an identity all their own. I couldn't recommend this more highly.
Description of Momofuku
By now, some of you may have heard rumour of an album called "Momofuku" and wonder what this record is...The absence of much advance notice or information might seem a little strange and perverse but the record was made so quickly that I didn't even tell myself about it for a couple weeks.
So, what can I tell you about "Momofuku"?
Well, obviously the title is a tribute to Momofuku Ando, the inventor of the Cup Noodle. Like so many things in this world of wonders, all we had to do to make this record was add water.
Now, I understand that there is also a fancy eatery in New York City that has made the same connection with Ando-San. So, just in case anybody is inclined to mistake our record for something edible, we've added a disclaimer to the record jacket. I like saying, "record jacket" again.
This record actually came about because of an invitation I received from Jenny Lewis to sing on her upcoming record. Davey Faragher had been playing bass on some of the sessions, so it didn't seem like too much of a stretch to call Pete Thomas to complete the Imposters' rhythm section.
Jason Lader not only recorded and mixed the record; he also managed to document the sessions with his camera.
Every record has its own method. This was the one for these songs.
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