"It's such a waste of all that we had."
It was only a matter of time before personal favourite King Creosote made an appearance. New album 'Diamond Mine' (which he wrote and recorded, on and off, with Jon Hopkins over seven and a bit years) is truly gorgeous stuff, easily an early record of the year contender. The pair complement each other so naturally that you could easily assume they'd been writing together for years. Which they kind of have, given the album's gestation period, I guess.
Picking one track was tough but 'Bats in the Attic' just about won through because of how well I think it shows the two styles meshing. KC's easy melodies play over Hopkins' programmed piano and drum beats. Acerbic lyrics get sweetly whispered, leaving just enough room for doubt as to whether they're a simple lament or more lashing criticism ("How I'll laugh out loud about that when I read your simple novel that uses all our real names").
Regret captured beautifully.
