Scott Walker - 3Ethereal, exceptional, beautifully orchestrated pop music from one of the late 20th century's most idiosyncratic artists, Scott 3 contains a series of lush, mesmerizing songs that typify the free spirited, experimental late 1960s. in this third solo album, Scott Walker gives free rein to his more epic impulses on songs like the careening We Came Through, a prime example of the kind of marvelously over the top pieces that made him a byword for

and with beacon-light producer Thomas Campbell running point

on vinyl for the first time since it‰۪s original 1975 release

Ivory Coast gained its independence from France on August 7th 1960 and became a republic with a strong executive power

which evokes George Harrison while also sounding like a rare 45 from a Brazilian flea market

Raven’s calmly scenic and measured vocal flits like a will-o’-the-wisp throughout the tracks

younger contemporary who was ready to express prolifically

tight beats

though everyone in the band does make an appearance

who introduces us to the citizens of the town during preparations for its Celebration of Specialness

although the recordings on Clouds Of Glory actually dated back to the earlier part of the decade

Veering sonically from Beat Happening to Ariel Pink

the new album explores his reckoning with current global chaos and his vision for the future