King Creosote, aka alt-folk troubadour Kenny Anderson, ticks all the “cult” boxes. Having self-released almost thirty albums - with cavalier disdain for commercial recognition - his name has become a byword for indier-than-thou quirkiness.
Which makes it all the more remarkable that King Creosote has been signed by Warners. It’s a brave move on their part, since Anderson’s music, while always intriguing, is almost impossible to pigeon-hole.
New single You’ve No Clue Do You is typical of his genre-straddling, grab-bag approach. The airy harmonies suggest Eagles-style country rock, yet the strings and galloping bass recall classic disco… while Anderson’s Fife accent (not to mention lyrical references to Cluedo’s Professor Plum) place the song in a surrealist dimension all of its own.
Strange, beguiling stuff. Have a listen.
You’ve No Clue Do You is out as a single 3 September, followed by album Bombshell the following week. File alongside Beirut in your wonky-yet-strangely-moving folk collection.
9:39 AM | 24/07/2007
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its fantastic!
Posted by luca at 1:49 PM | 24/07/2007 | Report Abuse
Awesome. I love it!
Posted by Jesse at 5:35 AM | 25/07/2007 | Report Abuse
oh my god kc, what have you done? this is awful. hopefully this is not representitive of the album. propably one of the worst kc songs ive heard
Posted by gordon at 3:54 PM | 25/07/2007 | Report Abuse
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