John Grant Queen Of Denmark Deluxe two CD edition includes a bonus CD that contains an additional four tracks: 'That's The Good News', 'Supernatural Defibrillator', 'Fireflies' and 'What Time?'. 2010 debut solo album from the former vocalist and song... more »writer with The Czars. Queen Of Denmark is a record of gravitas and grace, of FM melody magic laced with raw emotional bleeding. It asks why relationships are roulette and love is hell in a last-ditch attempt at self-improvement and atonement after a decade of alcohol and cocaine dependency. And yet there is redemption in its exquisite grooves. And on top, to further the album's brilliance, Grant's backing band on the album are Denton, Texas' mightiest Midlake - contributing their most empathic '70s-style Soft-Rock know-how. Put simply, Queen Of Denmark is the record Grant's been waiting his whole life to make.« less
Deluxe two CD edition includes a bonus CD that contains an additional four tracks: 'That's The Good News', 'Supernatural Defibrillator', 'Fireflies' and 'What Time?'. 2010 debut solo album from the former vocalist and songwriter with The Czars. Queen Of Denmark is a record of gravitas and grace, of FM melody magic laced with raw emotional bleeding. It asks why relationships are roulette and love is hell in a last-ditch attempt at self-improvement and atonement after a decade of alcohol and cocaine dependency. And yet there is redemption in its exquisite grooves. And on top, to further the album's brilliance, Grant's backing band on the album are Denton, Texas' mightiest Midlake - contributing their most empathic '70s-style Soft-Rock know-how. Put simply, Queen Of Denmark is the record Grant's been waiting his whole life to make.
CD Reviews
Serious contender for album of the year! 5 Stars all the way
Seventhcrow | Kansas City | 04/07/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As a big fan of the underrated Denver band the Czars, I was excited to see that John Grant was back in the studio recording a solo project. And, to add icing to the cake his backing band is the incredible Texan band Midlake (another favorite, check out their new album "The Courage of Others" truly one of the best album to come along in years. An instant Classic.) Grant's Queen of Denmark packs a lot of punches. Here you have an artist who plunges us into a world filled with loss and sadness (TC and Honeybear), lust and disappointment in the breathtakingly beautiful "Where Dreams Go to Die" all the way to the "Queen of Denmark" where Grant's Cynicism becomes an epic anthem. Grant has an incredibly smooth baritone voice that can bring you to tears in a heartbeat. On this album he gives us a candid look into this raw and fragile world. If you haven't heard of John Grant you are missing out on one of the greatest voices and songwriters to come along. Reward yourself and buy this NOW!"
A long-awaited album that surpasses expectations!
Jack Harms | Washington, DC USA | 04/18/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I've been listening to John Grant for a long while now, ever since he started fronting for The Czars, and I've always found his voice, that rich baritone, so full of depths and sorrows and longings, to be absolutely stunning, especially in songs like "Drug" and in his cover of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren." Since the break-up of The Czars, I've been eager to hear John Grant again, anxious to have more, and then more, and so I'm thrilled to find him deliver so much great material here, with a range of extraordinary emotional amplitude. I love especially the title song, "Queen of Denmark," which builds from its humorous opening to a complex (and even somehow witty) anger aroused by pain and sorrow. This is John Grant at is best, and, as much as I loved The Czars, I've wondered while listening to "Queen of Denmark," Grant's solo album, if The Czars wasn't perhaps holding him back a bit, if it wasn't a bit too small for his large talent. Buy this."
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Giddy Giddy Carousel | California | 05/05/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"2010 debut solo album from the former vocalist and songwriter with The Czars. Queen Of Denmark is a record of gravitas and grace, of FM melody magic laced with raw emotional bleeding. It asks why relationships are roulette and love is hell in a last-ditch attempt at self-improvement and atonement after a decade of alcohol and cocaine dependency. And yet there is redemption in its exquisite grooves. And on top, to further the album's brilliance, Grant's backing band on the album are Denton, Texas' mightiest Midlake - contributing their most empathic '70s-style Soft-Rock know-how. Put simply, Queen Of Denmark is the record Grant's been waiting his whole life to make.
Tracks
1 TC & Honeybear
2 I Wanna Go To Marz
3 Where Dreams Go To Die
4 Sigourney Weaver
5 Chicken Bones
6 Silver Platter Club
7 It's Easier
8 Outer Space
9 Jesus Hates Faggots
10 Caramel
11 Leopard & Lamb
12 Queen of Denmark
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Precious And Rare
Michael F. Barone | New Haven, Conn. | 04/27/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Having been a Czars fan for a while I was excited to see John Grant's-Queen Of Denmark as *album of the month* in the blessed music magazine Mojo(Janis Joplin on cover). Thank God for Mojo and Uncut. I didn't even know there was a solo album from John Grant. After reading the review I immediately ordered a copy on Amazon and haven't stopped playing it since recieving it from the amazing Import Cds. The fact that another favorite band of mine *MIDLAKE* are his backing band on this album is a real treat. What can I say about this beautiful, fragile, ethereal at times, sensitive, funny, heartbreaking, fantastically melodic album other than that I am having a love affair with it. I can't wait to sink into it's lushness each day. Every track is a classic. The last time I felt this way about an album was The Church's - Untitled #23. John Grant like Steve Kilbey's vocals can sooth, break your heart with their triumphant sadness and raise the hairs on your neck all in a single 5 minute track. Do yourself a favor and buy this (and The Church) cd. You won't be sorry. MB"
