Search - Coral :: Invisible Invasion-Limited Edition (Bonus CD)

This limited edition Japanese pressing includes a bonus CD that contains 8 tracks. Things are pretty much as you would expect on the Coral's 4th album as all the usual pieces are in place: vocalist James Skelly still channels the voice of Ian McCullough, the guitars of Skelly and Bill Ryder-Jones still sparkle and shine, and the band is still inventive and interesting. What is different about The Invisible Invasion is the stripped-down and focused sound courtesy of producers Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley (of Portishead). The songs here are among the best they have written and are quite varied as well, ranging from the bouncily acoustic 'So Long Ago' to the moody (with a great chorus) 'Cripples Crown', the insistent 'The Operator' to the musically lovely, lyrically melancholy 'In the Morning'. More depth, better production, stellar songs performed with high levels of vigor & commitment all add up to the group's best album to date. Epic. 2005.