November 15, 2010

Seine chronische und doch heiter performte schlechte Laune war Cole stets Antrieb für eine Karriere, die bei allen Zusammenbrüchen nie wirklich ganz beendet war.

November 16, 2010

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Publication date: 16/11/10

November 27, 2010

3 stars (out of 5)

Lloyd Cole has returned from a 10-year “self-imposed exile as a would-be folk-singer” with an album celebrating the interplay of a full band, while also reminding …

December 7, 2010

When is the last time you heard music from a certain, hyper-literate, prolific, longtime great, British singer-songwriter? No, I don’t mean Elvis Costello. Even within the fickle, ever-changing pop scene, …

December 13, 2010

Early eighties, Lloyd Cole & The Commotion with a fresh and sparkling sound, across the dark wave of bands like The Cure and Echo & The Bunnymen. “Rattlesnakes” and “Perfect …

January 9, 2011

Entre penúltimas tendencias protagonizadas por novedosos y atractivos rostros, el 2010 será también recordado por la valiosa aportación de artistas clásicos que han entregado notables trabajos a lo largo de la temporada. Paul Weller, Neil Young, Edwyn Collins, Steve Wynn, Elvis Costello y ahora Lloyd Cole demuestran con cada nueva aparición encontrarse en un nivel …

January 25, 2011

Cole’s country and folk influences are evident in the use of instruments like the pedal steel, banjo and mandolin, as well as the narrative nature of his lyrics. I must …

March 1, 2011

Don’t worry folks, it’s not really a broken record. That would just be a waste of money!

With The Commotions, Lloyd Cole arguably peaked too early with his 1984 debut Rattlesnakes, …

March 5, 2011

NOT only is the latest Lloyd Cole solo album very good, but it could be described as being one for the fans; after all, they paid for it. Partly financed …

March 6, 2011

The prelude to Lloyd Cole’s Broken Record reads like a story worthy of the history books in itself. You see the former frontman of The Commotions turned solo artist spent …