NEVER MIND THE BALEARICS – Ex-Verve Man Blends Rock With Electronica On 4th Solo Album

I’ve always felt that there were two Richard Ashcrofts – the cocksure ‘Mad Richard’ you often see in his interviews – and the sensitive soul who gave us The Drugs Don’t Don’t Work, Lucky Man and A Song For the Lovers.

Both Richards are in evidence on These People, Ashcroft’s first album in six years, but the combination is not entirely successful.

Birdman Culture – ‘Rolling Thunder’

After a particularly dramatic launch into ‘Rolling Thunder’ and just when you are expecting an explosion to happen it very quickly takes on an entirely different pace and direction.