Carnival of souls

"Pere Ubu (...) manages the not-insignificant feat of tying this album to Lady from Shanghai thanks to newest member Darryl Boon's clarinet, which gives an alien yet vintage feel to songs as far-flung as the thundering surf-meets-metal workout "Golden Surf II" and the lovely "Irene," which reprises the allusions to "I Put a Spell on You" in oddly comforting fashion. Even more ambitious, rewarding and exciting than its predecessor, Carnival of Souls is a thrilling album that raises expectations for the trilogy's final installment to the skies".

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"This is the most cohesive, band-centric album the current iteration of Pere Ubu has released, its strongest album of the new millennium. Unlike the previous couple releases, where the band often composed the music and Thomas added his lyrics later, the songs on this album were composed by the full band all together in one space, in this case on the road during the European tour supporting Lady From Shanghai. At times in recent years, significant parts of Ubu albums could seem like little more than Thomas telling stories over an interesting backdrop of sound. There's no doubt that all players are connected here, the instrumentation serving as part of the conversation throughout the whole of the record, strengthening theme or providing counterpoint, even when Thomas' road-weary storyteller's voice takes the fore".

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