Apple Venus Volume 1
XTC

In this album I hear the precursor to Vampire Weekend and a continuation of the Beatles. There is a heavy dose of Simon and Garfunkel as well as this album plays with sounds, timing and rhythms. It’s fun, but seems like a novelty to me. They’re having fun and creating cool, well-produced sounds, but not much soul or intimacy shining through. The dictionary song was kind of laughable, but also kind of slapped.

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