Stephen Jones - 'Almost Cured Of Sadness' (Sanctuary)
2/5
By: Matt Tomiak
The man who will forever be associated with the grossly misinterpreted but hugely popular (and infuriatingly infectious) 'You're Gorgeous' from his days fronting Babybird, Stephen Jones' tenth LP is not exactly what you could describe as 'whistleable.'
A man who seems happiest when simply pottering about in his home-studio, doing what he likes and completely ignoring what anyone else will think about it, this is the sound of a man pleasing himself, regardless of the opinions of others. He's certainly done enough to earn the right: Jones himself was solely responsible for all song-writing, recording, production and even the album sleeve-artwork.
As for the music itself, it all drifts along in a fairly inconsequential, but pleasant enough lo-fi kind of way; cute little samples, sound effects and dreamy vocals abound, but there's very little in the way of actual, rounded tunes. Sure, there are a couple - the delightful 'Cured Of Sadness' and 'American Dream' - but, overall, it's a really rather random hotchpotch.
Hardly dismissible, but certainly worthy to file under: 'for the completists'.
Artists in this article: Stephen Jones
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