Title
The Monochrome Set – Trinity Road
Track Listing
1. Flamen Dialis
2. All Over
3. I Love Lambeth
4. Kissy Kissy
5. The Mousetrap
6. Snake-Fingers
7. Hula Honey
8. Albert Bridge
9. Two Fists
10. The Wurst Is Yet to Come
11. The Golden Apples of the Sun
12. Hobb's End
13. Bar Madiera
14. Bliss
15. The April Dancer Affair
Details
Number of CDs: 1
Recording Type: Studio
Recording Mode: Stereo
Album Notes
1995's TRINITY ROAD is the Monochrome Set's ninth album overall, and their last before the second extended hiatus of their career. In many ways a summation of the second incarnation of the band, TRINITY ROAD is musically quite smooth and melodic, well produced and cannily arranged. This serves to highlight singer-guitarist Bid's odd, sometimes surreal, occasionally gently mocking lyrics. The overall effect is not unlike a Britpop Steely Dan. "Flamen Dialis" starts the record off with a veiled exploration of Bid's usual sexual obsessions, while "I Love Lambeth" sardonically celebrates the band's South London home. Elsewhere, intentionally bad puns ("The Wurst Is Yet to Come") and obscure pop-cultural references (the synth-heavy "The Golden Apples of the Sun" relates to Morton Subotnick's pioneering electronic piece "The Silver Apples of the Moon") abound. A smart, funny pop record.
Condition
BRAND NEW & UNPLAYED BUT NOT SEALED.