Cinerama

This collects the first four Cinerama singles. Tracks like "Kerry Kerry" and "Au Pair" wrap typically biting, bittersweet David Gedge lyrics in catchy indie melodies, while the sweeping "Love" and the gorgeous "Pacific" actually sound like the band's name -- lush, cinematic and achingly romantic. "London" slows down the Smiths' B-side to a pained crawl.

If you're a sucker for a guy who knows how to use both a martini shaker and a
multi-syllabic word, you may be captivated by the unflappable urbanity and witty popcraft
of Cinerama mastermind David Gedge (late of the Wedding Present). The newly recorded
Disco Volante sweeps the angular dissonance that punctuated earlier discs under clever
orchestrations that suit Gedge's often perverse wordplay (as on "Because I¹m Be... More >