The many moods...
W. Davidson | Melbourne, Australia | 07/12/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Nick Currie (Momus) first appeared in the 4AD band "The Happy Family", after that he launched a solo career writing & singing his own work as well as writing for others. Initially I was attracted to this CD, a bit of a career grab-bag of odds & ends, as it features his versions of the tracks recorded by he divine Kahimi Karie ("Giaponese a Roma", "Good morning World", "Nikon 2" and others) but I'm pleased to say that everything else is good too.People often tend to harp on about the kinkier aspects of his work, and of course that features here, but you have to admire a guy that can sing a track like "Vogue Bambini" where he plays a Japanese Teenage Girl lamenting her lack of fertility, or can recite the silly bubblegum rap in "Good Morning World" ("liar, liar pants on fire, mummy's in the kitchen with electric wire") AND get away with it so damned easily. If you fancy a challenge and enjoy great, darkish pop, you shouldn't be disappointed."