{"product_id":"thick-pigeon-miranda-dali-singles","title":"Thick Pigeon - Miranda Dali + Singles","description":"\u003cp\u003eCD and digital reissue of the second album from New York avant-pop duopoly Thick Pigeon, originally released by Les Disques du Crépuscule in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgain a collaboration between songwriter\/vocalist Stanton Miranda and arranger\/producer Carter Burwell, the album offers up ten object lessons in oblique pop-art genius. Stand-out tracks include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiding\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWrong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand an unexpected cover of the Maria McKee classic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreathe\u003c\/i\u003e. The ten bonus cuts include the pair of minimalist Thick Pigeon singles released on Crépuscule between 1982 and 1983,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSubway\/Sudan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracy + Pansy\/Dog\u003c\/i\u003e, as well four rare compilation tracks and the unreleased remix single\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJess + Bart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproduced by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert of New Order. The closing acoustic version of Sudan features the late, great Arthur Russell on cello.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracklist\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Riding\u003cbr\u003e2. Amerika\u003cbr\u003e3. One\u003cbr\u003e4. Breathe\u003cbr\u003e5. Bird\u003cbr\u003e6. Gerty\u003cbr\u003e7. L.D.\u003cbr\u003e8. Angels\u003cbr\u003e9. Wrong\u003cbr\u003e10. St. G.\u003cbr\u003e11. Subway\u003cbr\u003e12. Sudan\u003cbr\u003e13. Tracy + Pansy\u003cbr\u003e14. Dog\u003cbr\u003e15. Jess + Bart\u003cbr\u003e16. Silhouettes\u003cbr\u003e17. Woodentop Talk\u003cbr\u003e18. Jingle Bell Rock\u003cbr\u003e19. Jess + Bart (mix)\u003cbr\u003e20. Sudan (acoustic)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiranda Dali\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas been remastered from the original master tapes, and features striking cover artwork by Jean-Paul Goude.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Songs have been tightened up and the acoutrements of the first album ditched for a smoother sound. Extra track Woodentop Talk is a dispassionate take on eroticism if ever there was one\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cb\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/b\u003e, 04\/2004)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Art pop doesn't get much better than this. For a man used to scoring film music, Carter Burwell avoided big cinematic gestures; eerie minimalist electronica dominates whilst Miranda trills, whispers and - of course - sings her heart out like a particularly intelligent schoolgirl\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cb\u003eLeonard's Lair\u003c\/b\u003e, 01\/2004)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Even when they wig out Thick Pigeon still enthrall. This is something pretty close to a lost classic\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cb\u003eWhisperin' \u0026amp; Hollerin'\u003c\/b\u003e, 03\/2004)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Oblique but more finished than the debut. It's sad that pop, unlike other media, is so scornful of this sort of talent\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cb\u003eUncut\u003c\/b\u003e, 06\/2004)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Miranda Dali is one of those great unclassifiable one-offs that come out of nowhere once every few years\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003cb\u003eMelody Maker\u003c\/b\u003e, 06\/1991)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LTM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67995618083092,"sku":"LTM2381","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/ltmcd2381.jpg?v=1793922312","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/thick-pigeon-miranda-dali-singles","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}