Vanguard

by Finley Quaye

Overview

Vanguard, eh? Envision a penny dreadful being sung aloud inside a pub while Roni Size tries to squeeze drunken gospeltronica out of his sequencer banks. Preternaturally naive, unintentionally hilarious, whatever -- unpredictability oozes into every beer in the room. So feel free to applaud -- amidst boy bands and Tim Buckley replicates, that's got to count for something. Finley Quaye rattles off a spliff-induced Iggy Pop tribute ("Spiritualized") just a few tracks before he shows off how he didn't learn the lesson Liam Gallagher taught everybody with "Little James" (true couplet: "Don't you take my, my liberty/Boys and their toys bring noise"). Class. There's also something about a mongoose and Suzy in a Jacuzzi, but the less one thinks about that the better. Which is probably the best way to approach Vanguard: keep your distance, don't make eye contact, and nudge up the volume while you slowly back away. ~ Dean Carlson

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/2000
Label:	Epic / Sony Music Distribution
UPC:	5099749971028
Rank:	169264

Tracks

1. Broadcast
2. Spiritualized
3. The Emperor
4. Burning
5. Everybody Knows
6. Feeling Blue
7. When I Burn Off Into the Distance
8. Chad Valley
9. Calendar
10. British Air Rage
11. White Paper
12. Hey Now

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Finley Quaye   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Finley Quaye   Producer,Composer
Kevin Bacon   Producer,Composer
Tommy D   Producer
Jonathan Quarmby   Composer,Producer
Propfh   Composer
Derrick Santini   Photography
James Brown   Composer