Adem

Editor's Review:

On his third solo album, Fridge’s bassist Adem shows that he has great taste by covering songs by PJ Harvey, Yo La Tengo, Smashing Pumpkins, Björk and the Breeders, among others, on this all-covers disc. Unfortunately, only half the songs are successfully interpreted into Adem’s acoustic guitar-based style, while the others sound like a generic sad guy playing at a coffee shop. His take on Bedhead’s “Bedside Table” has a suitably sleepy beginning that contrasts well with the subtle sense of tension raised at the song’s ending. Best of all, Adem has the balls to attempt an unplugged cover of two Aphex Twin songs with “To Cure A Weakling Child/Boy Girl Song” and he succeeds quite well by employing various percussion instruments.
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Record Label Domino Released June 2008

Tracks 1. Bedside Table      2. Oh My Lover    3. Slide    4. Loro    5. Hotel Lounge    6. To Cure A Weakling Child/Boy Girl Song    7. Tears Are In Your Eyes    8. Starla    9. Gamera    10. Unravel    11. Invisible Man    12. Laser Beam

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