Elton John Madman Across The Water 2LP Clear Orange Vinyl merging his contemplative indie rock

merging his contemplative indie rock with the exquisite air of a chamber orchestra

and the years he spent refining Noirwave paid off: His vision of a proud pan-African culture is in clearer focus and more relevant than ever

19 Soma Gone Slapstick 20 Cooties 21 Christmas Underground 22 Between Piety and Desire 23 Shaky Blue Can 24 Shotgun Internal ID: JITRE

Soundway's Miles Cleret's liner notes are characteristically exhaustive in research annotation and presentation

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Elton John Madman Across The Water 2LP Clear Orange Vinyl merging his contemplative indie rockMADMAN ACROSS THE WATER produced only a couple of minor hits, which may have something to do with the fact that its best songs are all five or six minutes long. But they're among the strongest songs in the entire Elton John catalog especially the lovely opening track, "Tiny Dancer," which builds from a light, delicately melodic verse to a sweeping, dramatic chorus. Another highlight is the inscrutably biographic "Levon," whose title character was born