Artist: Sam Phillips
Album: Cruel Inventions
Year: 1991
Man, this album is all over the place. Opener "Lying" sounds like a straightforward alt-rock tune until a flurry of strings kick in half-way through into an off-beat guitar solo, then a chamberlain takes over while the rest of the instruments slowly return behind Phillips' syrupy alto. Then, just as unexpectedly, "Go Down" emerges, a dark folk-pop tune with yes, off-beat acoustic guitars, other stringed instruments, and yes, more chamberlain. The only thing constant throughout Cruel Inventions is Phillips' sweet croon, but it's constant enough to keep the album from losing focus. Some more highlights are the bare "Tripping Over Gravity" and "Private Storm", and the excellent closer "Where The Colors Don't Go".
Hear it for yourself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Koh-wPyQvA
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