Chris
Mills - Living In The Aftermath (www.ernestjenning.com)
Take the fanciful, day-dreaming songs about
all things whimsical of Robin Hitchcock, and
twist them together (like soft vanilla and
chocolate swirl, mmm...), with Graham Parker's
hard-bitten optimism, and you'll have an idea
of what you'll hear in Chris Mills' songs
about lovers on the run from aliens, A-bombs,
and vampire insects. All the songs on Living
In The Aftermath are well crafted pop
tunes, like a Jonathan Richman album. But
the comparisons end there as Chris Mills and
his ace band progress on these evolutionary
tunes!! "Such A Beautiful Thing"
is a gentle, waltz-time tune that evokes Wilco's
beautiful-wreck style of songwriting. This
an impressively fun and interesting album.
It sounds like these songs would translate
well onto the live stage, giving them even
more depth and creativity - Phil Rainone
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