JARVIS COCKER
Further Complications
(Rough Trade)
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On which our foppish hero hooks up with legendarily cranky punk producer Steve Albini and dials up the rawk. Opener “Angela” layers slashing guitars over a relentless Teutonic stomp. On “Home wrecker!” Cocker screams like a karate master. It may be disconcerting to hear him break character like this, particularly on the big bottomed “Fucking -song,” but fans of his quieter 2006 solo debut, Jarvis, are advised not to bail too early: There are some mel lower treats on the second half of Complications.
