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Richard Ashcroft - Why Not Nothing? (Parlophone)

UK release date: 6 November 2006
Richard Ashcroft - Why Not Nothing?

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After trying to take over the world with orchestral pomposity and proclamations about Jesus, the former Verve frontman has returned to basics with a stripped-down bluesy rock stomp.

It's not quite minimalism, but next to Bittersweet Symphony and The Drugs Don't Work, it's certainly quite a dramatic departure, reminiscent of early Mick Jagger and The Stones at their most raw, with only the merest hint of northern soul thrown in.

Ashcroft's voice comes across gravely, if a little weak, over a simple lyrical hook that's unpretentious and immediately catchy, suggesting that he really has given himself a slap and seen the light. B-side Sweet Brother Malcolm is a gentle Mississippi Delta-via-Manchester acoustic number that reminds us what a great songwriter he can be when he's not disappearing up his own backside.

It's one of those singles that (a) makes me regret I didn't buy the last album and (b) makes me want to spend the rest of the evening listening to the ones I did. In which case, I think it's done its job.


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