This Gift (2CD)

Favourite Albums of 2008 (68 items)
list by El Paulo

2008 UK strictly limited edition 2-CD album set - Produced by Bernard Butler, 'This Gift' is a 12-track whirlwind of tarnished sixties glamour and post-millennial celebrity culture, cult-films & literary classics; racing from the rasping 'Gilt Complex', through the souring 'Split Lips' [featuring Robbie Stern of Cajun Dance Party on violin], to the Edwyn Collins strut of 'The Nest', hitting driving garage rock on 'Rebel With The Ghost' via 60s girl-group stomps 'Darling' & 'Flags' plus Bonus CD featuring 6 session recordings.