{"product_id":"820200973139","title":"Robyn Hitchcock - The Confuser - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobyn Hitchcock\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSinceheemergedwiththeSoftBoysinthelate70s,RobynHitchcockhasearnedawell-deservedreputationasoneofrock\u0026amp;rollsmostgenialeccentrics,withhisplayfullysurreallyricsandacid-infusedmelodiesusuallyhittingthesweetspotbetweentheoddandthepleasing.Onethingthatisntcitedasoftenishowconsistentandreliableheis--consideringthelengthandbreadthofhisbodyofwork,itsremarkablethattherearenoflat-outdogsinhiscatalog,andnearly50yearsonfromtheSoftBoysfirstalbum,1979sACanofBees,themanisstillmakinggreatalbumsfilledwithsmart,witty,beguilingpsych-infusedrockwithdeliciouspophooks.Hitchcockwas73yearsoldwhenhereleased2026sTheConfuser,butthemusicsoundslikeitwouldsitcomfortablybesidegemsfrompreviousdecadeslike1986sElementofLightand1993sRespect,andhisvocalsandguitarworkareadmirablyvigorousandengaginglysly.HitchcockrecordedTheConfuserinNashvillewithproducerBradJones(whoalsoplayskeysonmostcuts),andKimberleyRew,hisguitarfoilfromhisdaysintheSoftBoys,playsonfivesongs.Ifthisfallsshortoftheheadyjoysof1980sUnderwaterMoonlight,thevigorofthemusicisplentysatisfying,andHitchcockandRewseemtobehavinggreatfunbouncingriffsoffoneanotheron\"HowtoFeelAlright.\"\"IAmThisThing\"and\"YesterdaysRain\"aresimilarremindersthatHitchcockhasntlosttheabilityorthedesiretorock,\"MondayforMe\"and\"Breathless\"arefineexamplesofhisgiftfordreamlikemidtemponumbers,andthecloser,\"Wasted,\"isawittyodetothejoysandinconveniencesofalcoholthatcouldpassfortheworkforsomewryself-awareloungesinger.ItstemptingtobrandTheConfuserasanotherintheincreasinglylonglineofwell-craftedRobynHitchcockalbumsinatoneofpolitedismissal,butthatsellstheLPandthemansartistryshort.Hitchcockhasalwaysworkedatahighstandard,andin2026heisnteasinguponhimselforcoastingonpastglories;thisistheworkofalegitimatelygreatvocalist,guitarist,andsongwriterwhohasntfallenintoarutorlosttheplot,andheandTheConfuserareajoytobehold.Wereluckyhesstillaroundanddeliveringhismagicforus.~MarkDeming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.I Am This Thing\u003cbr\u003e2.My Dead Astronaut\u003cbr\u003e3.Yesterday's Rain\u003cbr\u003e4.Breathless\u003cbr\u003e5.Ghost in Sunlight\u003cbr\u003e6.Building From the Ruins\u003cbr\u003e7.The Vanishing Kind\u003cbr\u003e8.How to Feel Alright\u003cbr\u003e9.Monday for Me\u003cbr\u003e10.Wasted\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tiny Ghost Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53510732677409,"sku":"820200973139","price":3190.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/820200973139.jpg?v=1789474572","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/820200973139","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}